Trophies & Prizes
The results are in for the 2026 National Youth Jazz Competition
Big Band Trophies
| Big Band Trophy | For | School | Individual Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Trophy | Best Big Band +$500 | Saint Kentigern | Saint Kentigern Big Band |
| George Rawiri Trophy | Best Big Band Musician +$200 | Saint Kentigern | Jaden Lee |
| Lauren Ellis Trophy | Best Big Band Drummer | Hamilton Boys | Mason Johnstone |
| Rodger Fox Trophy | Best Big Band Trombonist | ACG Strathallan | Ryan Wu |
| Dave Feehan Trophy | Best Big Band Vocalist | Sancta Maria | Audrey Basilio |
| Edwina Thorne Trophy | Best Big Band Trumpet or Flugel | Sancta Maria | Maia Tay-Morrison |
| P & L Norman Trophy | Best Big Band Lead Trumpet | Tauranga Boys | Ollie Larsen |
| Mayers Music Centre Trophy | Best Big Band Guitarist | Scots College | Ridley Sheehan |
| P & S Penman Trophy | Best Big Band Bassist | Tauranga Boys | Lenny Hoskin |
| Bill Hoffmeister Trophy | Best Big Band Pianist | Wellington College | Johnson Ding |
| Yanagisawa Trophy | Best Big Band Saxophonist | Saint Kentigern | Jaden Lee |
| Baker/Allen Trophy | Best Big Band Arrangement | ACG Strathallan | "Where is my husband" – Josh McKay |
| Jeff Baker Trophy | Best Big Band Rhythm Section | Avondale College | Big Band |
| SOUNZ Trophy | Best Performance of a NZ Composition | Scots College | La Maison Derrier |
| Dennis Huggard Trophy | Best First Year Performance Band | Tawa College |
Combo Trophies
| Combo Trophy | For | School | Individual Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Family Trophy | Best Jazz Combo +$250 | Hutt International | Frying Funk |
| Tauranga Jazz Society Trophy | Best Combo Musician +$200 | Hutt International | Ridley Sheehan |
| Mason Trophy | Combo displaying strong band concept | Avondale College | Swing 46 |
| L & A Ryan Trophy | Best Combo Vocalist | Avondale College | Rose Elijas |
| Toi Ohomai Trophy | Best Combo Bassist | Tauranga Boys | Lennie Hoskin |
| Murphy Trust aka Dr Toot Trophy | Best Combo Saxophonist | Saint Kentigern | Jaden Lee |
| David Proud Trophy | Best Combo Trombonist | Tauranga Boys | Xavier Churchouse |
| Brian Geoghan Trophy | Best Combo Trumpet or Flugel | Tauranga Boys | Ollie Larsen |
| Bay City Music Trophy | Best Combo Keyboardist | Westlake Boys | Shan Liu |
| Hill/Wilcock Trophy | Best Combo Drummer | Scots College | Liam Struthers (Fearful Flyers: the Return) |
| Derek Jacombs Trophy | Award for Innovation | Orewa College | Bruno McLeod – arr. 'Caravan' |
| Ken Mitchell Trophy | Best Original Composition | Orewa College | Bruno McLeod – arr. 'U Turn' |
| Tom Bayliss Trophy | Best Combo Clarinet | Kristin School | Sam Qing / Kind of Teal |
| Trevor Braunias Trophy | Best Combo Guitarist | Cambridge High School | Hunter Davis |
| Errol Christiansen Trophy | Best Combo Flautist | Kristin School | Dania Al Hakeem |
Big Band Awards
| Band | School | Award |
|---|---|---|
| ACG Strathallan Big Band (The Stocktakers) | ACG Strathallan College | Silver |
| Auckland Grammar Big Band | Auckland Grammar School | Silver |
| Avondale College Big Band | Avondale College | Silver |
| Bethlehem College Big Band 1 | Bethlehem College | Silver |
| Cambridge High School Big Band | Cambridge High School | Bronze |
| Hamilton Boys' High School Big Band | Hamilton Boys' High School | Gold |
| JPC Jazz Band | John Paul College | Emerging |
| King's College Little Big Band | King's College | Silver |
| Kristin Big Band | Kristin School | Bronze |
| MMC Big Band | Mt Maunganui College | Bronze |
| Pukekohe High School Stage Band | Pukekohe High School | Gold |
| Pukekohe High School Big Band | Pukekohe High School | Bronze |
| Rangitoto College Big Band | Rangitoto College | Bronze |
| Saint Kentigern Big Band | Saint Kentigern College | Gold |
| Saint Kentigern Jazz Orchestra | Saint Kentigern College | Bronze |
| Sancta Maria College Big Band | Sancta Maria College | Gold |
| Scots College Big Band | Scots College | Gold |
| St Cuthbert's College Stage Band | St Cuthbert's College | Bronze |
| St Mary's Big Band | St Mary's College | Silver |
| St Mary's College Jazz Band | St Mary's College | Emerging |
| St Paul's Big Band | St Paul's Collegiate School | Bronze |
| Tauranga Boys College Big Band One | Tauranga Boys College | Gold |
| Tauranga Boys College Big Band Two | Tauranga Boys College | Silver |
| Tawa College Jazz Band | Tawa College | Silver |
| Waikato Diocesan & Morrinsville Jazz Collective | Waikato Diocesan School for Girls | Bronze |
| WC & WGC Big Band | Wellington College & Wellington Girls College | Silver |
| Western Heights Big Band | Western Heights High School | Silver |
| Westlake Girls Jazz Band | Westlake Girls High School | Silver |
Combo Awards
| Band Name | School | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | Wellington High School | Silver |
| 52nd Street | Avondale College | Bronze |
| 5th Ave | St Cuthbert's College (student led) | Emerging |
| ACG Parnell Junior Jazz Combo | ACG Parnell | Emerging |
| ACG Strathallan Trio of Four | ACG Strathallan | Gold |
| All the King's Horses | King's College | Gold |
| Aotearoa Jazz Collective | Burnside, Cambridge, Hamilton, Tauranga Boys | Gold |
| Auckland Grammar Combo | Auckland Grammar School | Emerging |
| Bi-fore We Go | Liston College | Silver |
| Big Dawg Harry and the Cliffords | ACG Strathallan | Emerging |
| Big Kahuna Burger | Sancta Maria College | Gold |
| Birdland | Avondale College | Bronze |
| Blue in Green | Kristin School | Bronze |
| Blue Note | Avondale College | Gold |
| Cam High Jazz Ensemble | Cambridge High School | Emerging |
| CHS Jazz Band | Cambridge High School | Silver |
| Crimson Collective | Westlake Girls High School | Bronze |
| Equinox | Wellington High School | Bronze |
| Fearful Flyers: the Return | Scots College | Gold |
| Five Spot | Avondale College | Bronze |
| Frying Funk | Hutt International Boys' School | Gold |
| Green Note | Green Bay High School | Silver |
| Hamilton Boys' High School Combo | Hamilton Boys High School | Gold |
| Hamilton Boys' High School Junior Combo | Hamilton Boys High School | Emerging |
| Huia Combo | Lynfield College | Bronze |
| J Parker Sextet | Wellington College | Silver |
| Kind of Teal | Kristin School | Silver |
| King's College 10ers | King's College | Bronze |
| Lennux Deluxe | Tauranga Boys College | Gold |
| Mama's Ramen | Sancta Maria College | Gold |
| Marcellin College Jazz Saints | Marcellin College | Silver |
| Marcellin College Jazz Unit | Marcellin College | Bronze |
| Milestones | St Cuthbert's College | Bronze |
| Moa Combo | Lynfield College | Bronze |
| MONS Quartet | Kuranui College | Silver |
| Montreux | Rangitoto College | Silver |
| North Sea | Rangitoto College | Gold |
| OTC Jazz Combo | Otumoetai College | Silver |
| Pouākai Combo | Lynfield College | Emerging |
| Robs Dogs | Avondale College | Silver |
| Ronnie Scott's | Saint Kentigern College | Bronze |
| Royale with Cheese | Sancta Maria College | Bronze |
| SHC Combros | Sacred Heart College | Bronze |
| SHGC Jazz Combo | Sacred Heart Girls College | Bronze |
| Stella Nova '67 | St Mary's College | Bronze |
| Stockholm | Rangitoto College | Bronze |
| Swagger Saints | St Mary's College | Silver |
| Swans Quintet | Westlake Boys High School | Gold |
| Swing 46 | Avondale College | Gold |
| TBC Combo 2 | Tauranga Boys College | Silver |
| TBC Combo 3 | Tauranga Boys College | Silver |
| The Blue Messengers | St Patrick's College | Gold |
| The Green Jackets | Westlake Boys High School | Emerging |
| The Improv Guild | ACG Parnell | Bronze |
| The Maund Dawgs | New Plymouth Boys High School | Gold |
| The Red Stripes | Westlake Boys High School | Emerging |
| Village Vanguard | Saint Kentigern College | Gold |
| Wombo Combo | Orewa College | Silver |
| Yoshi's | Saint Kentigern College | Gold |