Down Beat Awards
The Jazz Studies Area has received the Down Beat Magazine "Best College Big Band" Award five out of the last eleven years.
- "Jazz in Clear Water--Brilliant Corners" - 1996 Down Beat Award for "Best College Big Band"
- "Jazz in Clear Water--Hoe Down" - 1998 Down Beat Award for "Best College Big Band"
- "Jazz in Clear Water--Things to Come" - 2001 Down Beat Award for "Best College Big Band"
- "Jazz in Clear Water--Vernal Fields" - 2002 Down Beat Award for "Best College Big Band/Outstanding Performance"
- "Jazz in Clear Water--Yes and No" - 2003 Down Beat Award for "Best College Big Band/Outstanding Performance"
Students winning individual Down Beat awards include:
- Tom Krochock - 2003 Down Beat Award for Best Classical Performance-Trumpet
- Andy Neesley - 2002 Down Beat Award for Best Engineered Studio Recording
- Bill Olson - 2002 Down Beat Award for Best College Classical Soloist-Saxophone/Clarinet
- Scott Pingel - 1997 Down Beat Award for Best Classical Instrumental Soloist-Double Bass
- Jamey Simmons - 2001 Down Beat Award for Best Jazz Composition and 2002 Down Beat Award for Best Jazz Arrangement
- Adrian Suarez - 2001 Down Beat Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Soloist-Percussion
- Andy Frisinger - 2000 Down Beat Award for Best R&B Performance-Saxophone
- Jeff Walk - 2000 Down Beat Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Soloist-Trumpet
Grammy Nominations
Two of the twelve CDs Jazz Ensemble I has recorded have been nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album."
- "Jazz in Clear Water--Harpoon"
- "Jazz in Clear Water--Things to Come"
