The Thomas E. Debray/EARLYJAS Jazz Scholarship
KSU School of Music Jazz
Scholarship

Kent State Jazz Ensembles are very
pleased to announce the
implementation of an endowed
scholarship for Jazz Ensemble.

The Thomas E. Debray/EARLYJAS
Jazz Scholarship is made
possible by a donation from the
EARLYJAS society of Kent Ohio,
combined with monies given by
friends of Walter Watson on behalf of
KSU Jazz Ensembles.

EARLYJAS is a Kent organization
dedicated to the performance and
preservation of traditional Jazz. The
board of directors for EARLYJAS
contacted Chas Baker and offered to
donate scholarship funds for jazz
students. This endowment is the
result.

Thomas E. Debray, an avid Jazz fan
and EARLYJAS member, passed
away in 1998.

Walter Watson is former Director of
the Hugh A. Glauser School Of Music
and former director of Jazz Studies.

The scholarship will be used to
attract talented young jazz musicians
to The Glauser School of Music and
KSU Jazz Ensembles.

We welcome donations to help the
fund grow. Checks can be made out
to: Kent State University Foundation
Endowment Acct.#:32031
(Thomas E. Debray/EARLYJAS
Scholarship)

The Debray/EARLYJAS Scholarship
winner for 2005-2006 is Jimmy
Redmond, trombone.

Contact Chas Baker at: (330)
672-4545
E mail: chbaker@kent.edu

Elmhurst Jazz Festival / Outstanding Soloist Awards
KSU Jazz Ensemble trombonist Jimmy
Redmond, pianist Dorian Wallace, and
tenor saxophonist Tim McDonald all won
Outstanding Soloists awards at the
40th annual Elmhurst College Jazz
Festival, February 23, 24 & 25, 2007.

Walter Watson Jazz Award
THE WALTER WATSON JAZZ
AWARD

The Walter Watson Jazz Award is
given annually for musical excellence
and service to the KSU Jazz
Ensembles.

Walter Watson is former Director of
the Hugh A. Glauser School Of
Music. He is also former director of
Jazz Ensembles and responsible for
initiating the Jazz Studies program at
KSU School of Music.