Berklee Students Honored at 43rd Annual DownBeat Student Music Awards

DownBeat magazine recognized 14 Berklee College of Music students with 15 DownBeat Student Music Awards across a wide variety of categories, including Jazz Arrangement and Outstanding Engineered Studio Recording. Student pianist Yessa Karapetian was honored as the Graduate College Winner in two categories: Jazz Soloist and Original Composition for Small Ensemble.

Karapetian is a student of the Berklee Global Jazz Institute, studying under Grammy Award-winning pianist and composer Danilo P rez. He will graduate in June. His plans include releasing music in 2021, and a European tour, contingent on the development of the global health crisis.

I thank every single person in the Berklee Global Jazz community for the love, support, excellence, inspiration, and trust, without which this success wouldn't be possible, Karapetian said. I feel blessed to be involved in this unique program, and to participate in accomplishing its crucial missions. A special note of gratitude to Danilo P rez for trusting me and being the light that accompanies me in the next phase of my journey through sound and music.

The complete list of Berklee DownBeat Student Music Award winners follows.

Jazz Soloist Undergraduate College Winner

Artem Badenko (Art Baden), Tenor Saxophone

Undergraduate College Outstanding Performances

Alec Schulman, Piano

Graduate College Winner

Yessa Karapetian, Piano

Vocal Jazz Soloist Undergraduate College Outstanding Performances

Damoyee Janai Neroes, Voice

Large Vocal Jazz Ensemble Undergraduate College Outstanding Performances

Point of Departure Vocal Jazz, Student Directors: Grant Heineman and Claudia Grube

Undergraduate College Outstanding Performances

Advanced Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Outstanding Lead Soloist: Alianora Reilly on Song of Life

Original Composition-Small Ensemble Graduate College Winner

Yessa Karapetian, Ti(m)es

Original Composition-Large Ensemble Undergraduate College Winner

Jason Mountario, Fake People

Undergraduate College Winner

Yoko Suzuki, Hmmmm

Jazz Arrangement Undergraduate College Winner

Nikos Chatzitsakos, I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face

Undergraduate College Outstanding Arrangements

Grant Heineman, I Can't Help It

Graduate College Outstanding Arrangements-Small Ensemble

Anastassiya Petrova, All the Things Evidence Is

Graduate College Winner-Big Band

Nerya Zidon, All the Way to Sendai

Engineered Studio Recording Undergraduate College Outstanding Recording

Gerson Lazo-Quiroga

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