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Jazzquest Winners

2025 JazzQuest Winners

Bronze Winners

Group School
Kaiapoi High School Guys Kaiapoi High School
Baguette Quintet Cashmere High School
The Polygons Lincoln High School
Te Aratai College Te Aratai College
Service Dogs Cashmere High School
The Drones Christchurch Boys’ High

 

Silver Winners

Group School
Shirley Boys High Shirley Boys High
SMP Combo 21 Burnside High School
SMP Combo 22 Burnside High School
Swing and a Miss Cashmere High School
Nelson College & Nelson College for Girls Nelson College & Nelson College for Girls

 

Gold Winners

Group School
1867 Combo Wellington College & Wellington Girls
SMP Combo 18 Burnside High School
Swing Theory Cashmere High School
SMP Combo 19 Burnside High School
SMP Combo 20 Burnside High School
Stac Jazz Combo St Andrews College

 

Individual Awards

Instrument Student School
Best Piano Tristan Dunlop Cashmere High
Best Trumpet JP Moynihan Nelson College & Nelson College for Girls
Best Drums Cameron Smillie Burnside High
Best Bass Reilly Blennerhassett Wellington College & Wellington Girls’ College
Best Guitar Lachlan Platt Burnside High
Best Vocalist Reiss Fatani Burnside High
Best Saxophone Joshua Kerr Wellington College & Wellington Girls’ College

 

Competition Top Awards

Award Student or Group School
Best Composition Tristan Dunlop Cashmere High
Best Overall Combo SMP Combo 18 Burnside High
Best Overall Musician Alex Gibson Burnside High