Individual Awards
1992    
Jordan Murray Most Outstanding Trombonist New Zealand
Jamie Oehlers Most Outstanding Saxophonist New Zealand
David McGregor Most Outstanding Trumpeter New Zealand
Bronwynn Way Most Outstanding Vocalis New Zealand
1993
Mark Sprogowski Inaugural Horrie King Award for the best Youth Saxophonist Perth Jazz Society
1994
Mark Rodrigues Most Outstanding Drummer Jazz Australia
Carl Mackey Most Outstanding Saxophonist Jazz Australia
Most Outstanding Vocalist Jazz Australia

Band Awards
1990
Runner Up - National Youth Jazz Band Competition, Tauranga New Zealand
1992
Winner - New Orleans Trophy for the Most Outstanding Big Band, National Youth Jazz Band Competition New Zealand
1994
Most Outstanding Band - Jazz Australia Conference Western Australia

Band Tours
1990 - New Zealand
1991 - New Zealqnd
1991 - New South Wales (Australia)
1992 - New Zealand
1993 - San Fransisco, New Orleans & Los Angeles USA
1997 - Wingan International Jazz FestivalGlasgow Birmingham - UK
1997 - Chester Jazz Festival and Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club - UK
1999 - Cairns & Townsville Jazz Festival - Queensland
2000 - Cairns Jazz Festival - Queensland
2004 - Tasmanian Tour

KYSB has performed with:
Lionel Hampton, Ellis Marsalis, Don Burrows, Vince Jones, Tommy Emmanuel, Andrew Firth, Rolf Harris and Marcia Hines.

KYSB Support Acts at the Leeuwin Estate Concerts:
George Benson, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Shirley Bassey, Julio Iglesias, Bryn Terfel, Yvonne Kenny, Michael Crawford, Roberta Flack, John Farnham, kd lang, Lesley Garrett and Anthony Warlow and Sting

There are several Bands available for performances, their repertoire is extensive and features music as played by Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, Woody Herman, George Gershwin, Ed Wilson and Les Brown as well as arrangements written especially for the Band as played by Harry Connick Jr., Natalie Cole, The Daley Wilson Big Band, Vince Jones and many others.

This page last updated: 9 February, 2008


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