Gallery: South Beach Jazz Festival Scholarships
Each year, the South Beach Jazz Festival awards scholarships to outstanding jazz students who have overcome physical or mental challenges.
Allison Slakman, Janinha Piazzetta, Bibi Andrade, George NearyJohn Yarling, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Eileen Higgins, Jim Gasior, Vince DupontOrlando Jacinto Garcia, Ray BreslinBill PlattMiami Beach Mayor Steven MeinerMiami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner, Miami Beach Commissioner Alex Fernandez, South Beach Jazz Festival Founder David New, Miami-Dade Commissioner Eileen Higgins, South Beach Jazz Festival Executive Director Lori BakkumMonica David, Pablo MartinezRay Breslin, Harvey Burstein, Sara Solomon, Patrick PecoraroDeb Fishman, David Sinclair, Thom Stanley, Bill AckermanEvent Emcee and Jazz Performer Nicole Yarling with her jazz bandSouth Beach Jazz Festival Scholarship Award Winners Daniel and David WolffPatrick, Vickie and Pat Feeney, Yosh PastranaCharlotte New, Jane and Saul GrossMark WeiserLuis Torregrosh, Martin LiconOrlando Jacinto Garcia, Josh Ospitia, Ceci VelascoMichael Gongora, Miami Beach Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez, Alberto RaveloCeci Velasco, David New, South Beach Jazz Festival Scholarship Winner Elizabeth Bales, Eileen HigginsAna Berestova, Thomas VidaNicole Yarling with Scholarship Winner Izzy Guzman, who is performing an original compositionPast Scholarship Winner Jazz Singer Eva Carizza performsSouth Beach Jazz Festival scholarship winners perform2024 South Beach Jazz Festival Scholarship Winners Daniel and David Wolff, Izzy Guzman and Elizabeth BalesDavid Kessler, James Cubby Photography: Charlotte Libov