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 Neary
John Yarling, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Eileen Higgins, Jim Gasior, Vince Dupont
Orlando Jacinto Garcia, Ray Breslin
Bill Platt
Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner
Miami 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 Bakkum
Monica David, Pablo Martinez
Ray Breslin, Harvey Burstein, Sara Solomon, Patrick Pecoraro
Deb Fishman, David Sinclair, Thom Stanley, Bill Ackerman
Event Emcee and Jazz Performer Nicole Yarling with her jazz band
South Beach Jazz Festival Scholarship Award Winners Daniel and David Wolff
Patrick, Vickie and Pat Feeney, Yosh Pastrana
Charlotte New, Jane and Saul Gross
Mark Weiser
Luis Torregrosh, Martin Licon
Orlando Jacinto Garcia, Josh Ospitia, Ceci Velasco
Michael Gongora, Miami Beach Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez, Alberto Ravelo
Ceci Velasco, David New, South Beach Jazz Festival Scholarship Winner Elizabeth Bales, Eileen Higgins
Ana Berestova, Thomas Vida
Nicole Yarling with Scholarship Winner Izzy Guzman, who is performing an original composition
Past Scholarship Winner Jazz Singer Eva Carizza performs
South Beach Jazz Festival scholarship winners perform
2024 South Beach Jazz Festival Scholarship Winners Daniel and David Wolff, Izzy Guzman and Elizabeth Bales
David Kessler, James Cubby![David Kessler, James Cubby](https://www.miamiartzine.com/atimo_s/photos/2024/05/17165762833568/17165762833568_2414455598T.jpg)
Photography: Charlotte Libov