Evan is 15 and has played trumpet in bands since elementary school, including the Eastman Youth Jazz Orchestra (joining the band as the only middle school player), Greater Rochester Jazz Orchestra (a professional band in which he occasionally fills in), lead trumpet in local pit bands, and in Wes Nance’s Jazz Ensemble, to name a few.  The Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra recently selected Evan and he will tour with RPYO to Eastern Europe in April 2007.  Evan began trumpet studies in fourth grade and has attended Rochester School of the Arts since sixth grade as an instrumental music major. He also plays piano and keyboards and began studies in jazz and classical in the seventh grade, receiving a Pathways scholarship. He recently performed at the Rochester International Jazz Festival with several of his teachers as part of the Eastman Educators Jazz Ensemble and has been awarded All City and All County awards for the past three year. At the Vail Jazz Workshop, he would like to do combo work and enhance his performance skills in smaller groups. He plays for benefits that include the American Red Cross and the Pathways Program.