2023-24 Texas All-State Jazz Panels
Michael A. Cruz - State Jazz Audition Coordinator
REMOTE State Jazz Judges Panels!
Saturday, November 11 & Sunday, November 12
------------------AUDITIONS COMPLETED!! ------------------
Special thanks to Alex Parker - Exec. Director of TJEA & Director of Jazz Studies - Baylor University
This Jazz Panel SMORE will be the official site to see the names of all Panel Chairs, judge names, and contact information for each. I strongly suggest we have an alternate judge in case of an emergency.
(Note: This is view only. Yes, you can call my cell at 469-585-5386, but our conversation must be followed up by an email to document our decision so that I can make the changes to this page.) You must contact Michael Cruz via email @ Michael.Cruz@pisd.edu for changes.
Panel Chairs/Contact listed below and keep scrolling for all panels.
Trumpet A Panel - (Audition Completed by Saturday) Nov. 11, @ 5pm
Chair (Judge 1): Dr. Kyle Milsap - Texas A&M University - Kingsville
Chair cell/email: 901-628-4775 kyle.millsap@tamuk.edu
Judge 2: Noe Garcia III - San Benito High School
Judge 3: Jorge Rangel - Los Fresnos High School, Assistant Band/Jazz Director
Judge 4: Javier Salinas - Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Judge 5: Jamie Ochoa - Assistant Band Director Roma HS
Alt. judge on call:
Trombone A Panel - (Audition Completed by Saturday) Nov. 11, @ 5pm
Chair (Judge 1): John Matthew II - Eastwood High School, Director of Bands/Dir. of Jazz Bands
Chair cell/email: 915-474-2011 jmathews4@yisd.net
Judge 2: Arturo Rivas - San Benito High School, Director of Jazz
Judge 3: Dr. Oscar Diaz - Professor of Trombone, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Judge 4: Andrew Quinn - Bryan High School, Assistant Director
Judge 5: Daniel Elizondo - Nikki Rowe HS Assistant Director Low Brass
Alt. judge on call: Dr. William Haugeberg - UTRGV - Associate Prof
Trumpet B Panel - (Audition Completed by Saturday) Nov. 11, @ 5pm
Chair (Judge 1): Raul Candelaria - Horizon High Director
Chair cell/email: 915-329-1421 raulofel@gmail.com
Judge 2: Rebecca Rodriguez - Parkland High School- Director of Bands
Judge 3: Keith Morales - Del Valle High School - Director of Bands
Judge 4: Juan Palacios - Del Valle Middle School
Judge 5: Kevin Kwaku - Director of Bands, Belton High School
Alt. judge on call:
Trombone B Panel - (Audition Completed by Saturday) Nov. 11, @ 5pm
Chair (Judge 1): Maximo Sierra - Pebble Hills HS/ Head Director
Chair cell/email: 915-637-1430 msierr01@sisd.net
Judge 2: Alex Cavazos - Port Isabel Early College High School/ Director of Instrumental Music/ Lead Trombonist for Rio Grande Valley Jazz Orchestra
Judge 3: Jesus Portillo - Horizon Middle School
Judge 4: Pedro Martinez - University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Judge 5: Donald Pinson - Del Mar College, Professor of Low Brass
Alt. judge on call:
ALTO SAX PANEL - (Audition Completed by Sunday) Nov. 12, @ 5pm
Chair (Judge 1): Kevin McNerney - Associate Professor of Music - Collin College
Chair cell/email: 214-616-7203 kmcnerney@verizon.net
Judge 2: Marcos Duran - Temple High School - Assistant Director of Bands, TJEA Board
Judge 3: Daniel Bechdolt - Director - Westwood H.S. Jazz Orch; Director - McNeil H.S. Jazz Orch.
Judge 4: Robert Medina - Director of Fine Arts Magnolia ISD
Judge 5: Thomas Zinninger - Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Director of Jazz Studies
Alt. judge on call:
TENOR SAX PANEL - (Aud. Completed by Sunday) Nov. 12, @ 5pm
Chair (Judge 1): Mark DeHertogh - Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy
Chair cell/email: 214-577-9138 christopher.dehertogh@gpisd.org
Judge 2: David Lown - Carroll Senior High School, Director of Jazz Bands
Judge 3: Jesse Woolery - Associate Director of Bands, Denton HS
Judge 4: Matthew Sawyer - Jazz Director Paschal High School, Board TJEA
Judge 5: Julian Sutherland - Lebanon Trails High School, private lessons teacher
Alt. judge on call:
BARI SAX PANEL - (Audition Completed by Sunday) Nov. 12, @ 5pm
Chair (Judge 1): Nick Flood - Eastlake High School - Director of Bands
Chair cell/email: 915-274-7498 nflood@sisd.net
Judge 2: Jacob Guerrero - Lake Belton High School
Judge 3: David LaClair - Los Fresnos High School - Director of Jazz and Percussion
Judge 4: Andre Acevedo - North Central Texas College- adjunct professor of saxophone and jazz
Judge 5: David Eckert - New Braunfels High School
Alt. judge on call:
Finals TRUMPET PANEL- (Audition starts Sunday morning and completed by Sunday, Nov. 12, @ 5pm)
Chair (Judge 1): Dr. Keith Winking - Texas State University, Professor of Trumpet and Jazz
Chair cell/email: 512-557-8869 kw09@txstate.edu
Judge 2: Tito Carrillo - Associate Professor of Jazz Trumpet, Texas State University
Judge 3: Dr. Adrian Ruiz - St. Mary’s University, Director of Jazz Studies
Judge 4: Jon Rickman - Director of Bands, Boerne Middle School North
Judge 5: Karlos Elizondo - Bradley MS NEISD - Director of Bands
Alt. judge on call:
Finals TROMBONE PANEL - (Audition starts Sunday morning and completed by Sunday, Nov. 12, @ 5pm)
Chair (Judge 1): Dr. Pedro Martinez - University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Prof. of Trombone
Chair cell/email: 956-929-6816 pedro.martinez@utrgv.edu
Judge 2: Dr. Oscar Diaz - Professor of Trombone, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Judge 3: Dr. William Haugeberg - UTRGV - Associate Prof
Judge 4: Alex Cavazos - Port Isabel Early College High School/ Director of Instrumental Music/ Lead Trombonist for Rio Grande Valley Jazz Orchestra
Judge 5: Daniel Elizondo - Nikki Rowe HS Assistant Director Low Brass
Alt. judge on call:
BASS TROMBONE PANEL - (Completed by Sunday) Nov. 12, @ 5pm
Chair (Judge 1): Martin Padilla - Eagle Pass High School, Assistant Band Director
Chair cell/email: 830-776-3800 mpadilla@eaglepassisd.net
Judge 2: Altin Sencalar - Adjunct Professor of Music Iona University
Judge 3: Tyler Estrada Simon - Ronald Reagan High School, Associate Director
Judge 4: Rich Armstrong - Waxahachie HS
Judge 5: Bobby Guess - WoodCreek JHS
Alt. judge on call:
BASS GUITAR PANEL - (Completed by Sunday) Nov. 12, @ 5pm
Chair (Judge 1): Terence Guerrero - Midway Middle School/Orchestra Director
Chair cell/email: 254-229-8344 terence.guerrero@midwayisd.org
Judge 2: Austin Crumrine - Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Judge 3: Jonathan Keith - Central Texas-based freelance bassist; Baylor University graduate
Judge 4: Steve Myers - Canyon Ridge Middle School
Judge 5: Darriel Montgomery - Tyler Legacy High School / assistant band director
Alt. judge on call:
PIANO - (Audition Completed by Sunday) Nov. 12, @ 5pm
Chair (Judge 1): Dr. Andre Acevedo - North Central Texas College
Adjunct Professor of Music: Saxophone and Jazz
Chair cell/email: 954-393-6903 andreacevedo251@gmail.com
Judge 2: Theresa Chen - TAMUK, Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies
Judge 3: Max Holm - Stillwater, OK-based jazz pianist, film & TV composer, author, and educator.
Judge 4: Benjamin Irom - Temple College
Judge 5: David Mesquitic - Jazz Piano Professor -University of Wyoming (UT-Austin DMA Jazz)
Alt. judge on call: Ethan Nguyen - University of North Texas Master's Student
GUITAR PANEL - (Audition Completed by Sunday) Nov. 12, @ 5pm
Chair (Judge 1): Dr. Marco Antonio Santos - Dr. Of Musical Arts UTexas
Chair cell/email: 512-803-3330 Marco.Guitarra@hotmail.com
Judge 2: Mark Scott - University of Texas
Judge 3: Juan Cavazos - San Marcos High School- Director of Mariachi and Classical Guitar
Judge 4: Dan Andersen - Temple College Adjunct Faculty
Judge 5: Carter Arrington - Lecturer of Jazz Guitar at TX State University
Alt. judge on call:
DRUM SET PANEL - (Audition Completed by Sunday) Nov. 12, @ 5pm
Chair: Michael Hernandez - Plano Senior High School
Chair cell/email: 972-345-0598 michael.hernandez@pisd.edu
Judge 1: Jeremy Gomez - Faith Family Academy, Director of Percussion
Judge 2: Norman Bergeron - Temple College - Director of Percussion Studies
Judge 3: Raul Liendo - Assist. Dir., Harlingen South High School Assist/Band/Perc. DIr.
Judge 4: Jeremiah Jones - Brazoswood High School, Percussion Director
Judge 5: Fabio Augustinis - Assistant Professor of Practice at Texas Tech University
Alt. judge on call: Jorge Mujica - San Benito High School, Assistant Band Director J