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Jazz Pensacola News
Jazz Pensacola Annnounces Winners of the
2025 Student Jazz Competition
High School Instrumental:
First Place: Andersen Shell – Niceville High School
Second Place: Tristan Lopez – Pace High School
Third Place: Fawaz Hamid – Pace High School
Jazz Vocals:
First Place: Kayla Neely – University of West Florida
Second Place: Danylo Cherkashyn – Pensacola State College
Third Place: Gabrielle Carley – University of West Florida
College Instrumental:
First Place: David Lyon – University of West Florida
Second Place: Nehemiah Trotman – University of West Florida
Third Place: Alyssa-James Gray – University of West Florida
For more information about the 15th Annual Student Jazz Competition click
NOTE: Applications for the 2026 Student Jazz Competition are available for download here Fall of 2025.
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