2012 JAZZ HOUSE KiDS Awards + Recognition

Melissa Walker was honored with the BlueWaveNJ Community Service Award
Melissa Walker was presented with the African American Classical Music Award by the Northern NJ Chapter National Alumnae Association of Spelman College
The JAZZ HOUSE Big Band won Best Big Band, Specialized School Category and Best Small Group in the National Charles Mingus High School Competition & Festival plus 8 Soloist Awards
JAZZ HOUSE KiDS was awarded Best Big Band in Specialized School Category; Best Small Group in Specialized Combo and eight Outstanding Student Soloist Awards at the Charles Mingus Competition
JAZZ HOUSE KiDS was honored by Newark Public Schools for 10 years of a successful partnership
TWO JAZZ HOUSE KiDS students were co-winners of the Downbeat Magazine’s High School Jazz Category; another student was cited for Outstanding Performance for composition