Please join us for the 59th Annual Mundelein Jazz Invitational on Saturday, March 14, 2026
Congratulations to all participants this year. Here are the award recipients:
OUTSTANDING SOLOIST RECOGNITION
Outstanding Soloist - C-Wing:
• Anthony Lopez (Downers Grove South HS Jazz Combo)
• Braxton Dahlke (Wauconda HS Jazz Combo)
• Hector Cruz (Warren Township HS Jazz Workshop)
Outstanding Soloist - Media Center:
• Kaobi Ajagu (Wauconda HS Jazz Combo I)
• Ryan Weaver (Oswego East HS Jazz Combo)
Outstanding Soloist - Band Room
• Dennis Clover (Warren Township HS Lab Band)
• Ahir Naveen (John Hersey HS Jazz Ensemble II)
Outstanding Soloist - Main Gym
• Monzerat Garcia (McHenry Community HS Jazz Band)
• Kate Sykes (Grayslake MS Jazz Ensemble)
• Kurin Gradecki (Prairie Grove JH Jazz Band I)
Outstanding Soloist - Auditorium
• Noah Brown (Warren Township HS Jazz Ensemble)
• Nick Sipich (Maine South HS Jazz Band I)
• Wren Frey (Libertyville HS Jazz Ensemble)
OUTSTANDING SECTION RECOGNITION
Outstanding Section - C-Wing:
• Downers Grove South HS Rhythm Section
Outstanding Section - Band Room
• John Hersey HS Trumpet Section
• Oswego East HS Saxophone Section
Outstanding Section - Main Gym
• Carl Sandburg MS Saxophone Section
• Grayslake MS Jazz Ensemble Trumpet Section
• Prairie Grove JH Jazz Band I Rhythm Section
Outstanding Section - Auditorium
• Oswego HS Jazz Ensemble I Trombone Section
• Prospect HS Jazz Band Rhythm Section
• Dundee-Crown HS Jazz Ensemble Trumpet Section
• Warren Township HS Jazz Ensemble Saxophone Section
Media Center
• Third: John Hersey HS Jazz Green Mill Combo
• Second: Wheeling HS Jazz Combo
• First: Oswego East HS Jazz Combo
Band Room
• Third: Buffalo Grove HS Jazz Band 2
• Second: John Hersey HS Jazz Ensemble 2
• First: Warren Township HS Jazz Lab Band
Auditorium
• Third: Oswego HS Jazz Ensemble I
• Second: Oswego East HS Jazz Ensemble
• First: Warren Township HS Jazz Ensemble
Mundelein Jazz Invitational History