james colwell

I am a Guitarist, currently in my senior year at Oakwood C.I high school. I attend the Humber College Community Jazz program where i have had the opportunity to learn from such notable Canadian Jazz musicians as Kirk Macdonald, Barry Romberg, Brian Dickinson, Ted Quinlan, Don Palmer, Lorne Lofsky, Dennis Mackrel and Alex Dean. This year I Played at the 2008 IAJE conference w/ the Colwell, Toth Landsberg Trio in Toronto. I was also named a finalist in the Gibson/Baldwin Grammy High school band *yay*. In the past I have gone on to win first place and best of class at the Kiwanis festival in both classical and jazz, and in 2007 won the prestigious Arrigo Trophy. This year I played at Musicfest in both Humber Community College ensembles and in the 2008 Yamaha All-Star Band as one of 20 high school students selected from across Canada. While at Musicfest I won the prestigious CBC Galaxie Rising Star award, a $2,000 cash scholarship given to a student who shows potential to become a successful musician. I want to thank everybody who has supported me (and those who didn't) and have pushed me to go beyond.