Monterey Jazz Regional All-Star Vocal Ensemble

​​​​​​​Folktale Winery & Vineyards is an Official Partner of the Monterey Jazz Regional All-Star Program

As part of our ongoing support for music education in schools, Monterey Jazz is excited to present our remarkable 2025 Regional All-Star Band. In the 2025 school year, students will have the benefit of working with some of the county’s best jazz educators. In addition, All-Star Vocal Ensemble students who satisfy a set of requirements established by MJF Education department will receive a Certificate of Excellence in Professional Musicianship.

Each all-star ensemble, featuring talented students from across Monterey County, rehearses twice monthly while working on ensemble skills including phrasing, blending, improvisation, and rhythmic feel. The ensembles perform across Monterey County and far beyond, testing their chops on the bandstand while bringing great jazz music to the community. The venues that have featured the Regional All-Star ensembles in the past include the Kennedy Center, the National Archives, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley in Seattle, San Jose Jazz Fest, Jazz on Plazz in Los Gatos, Forest Theater in Carmel-by-the-Sea, and Monterey Jazz Festival.

2026 Monterey Jazz Festival Regional All-Star Vocal Ensemble
Directed by Dr. Rob Klevan and Ms. Janice Perl

Sopranos
AnnaSophia Gutshall, Taylor Jade Dronenburg, Zoe Ushakoff, Athena-Janan Ouzineb, alternate, Sienna Grant, intern

Altos
Jocelyn Crook, Kara Alessandra Garcia, Katherine Lavin, Sofia Western

Tenors
Adam Angel, Anton MacLachlan, Aristotle Thomas

Baritones
Conor O’Brien, Evan Wiederanders, alternate