The AJA Ellington Band scored the highest of all bands in the festival with an average score of 99 out of 100. The AJA Basie Band took 5th place and the Fletcher Henderson Band took 6th place in the High School Big Band Division.

The AJA Mike Moynihan Combo took 2nd Place and the Teddy Raven Combo took 3rd Place in the Advanced Combo Division. The AJA Arfro Ujembe Jazzbeat Orchestra took 1st Place and the McDonnell Combo took 2nd Place in the Intermediate Combo Division.

The AJA Kenton Band took 2nd Place, The Dorsey Band took 4th Place and the Goodman-Shaw Band took 6th Place in the Middle School Big Band Division.

In the Soloist Competition, thhe AJA's Mike Moynihan came in 1st Place, Arco-Iris Sandoval came in 2nd Place and Teddy Raven came in 4th Place.

The folowing Arizona Jazz Academy solists recieved highest recognition awards from the International Association of Jazz Educators for outdstanding solos:

• Mike Moynihan. tenor sax
• Arco Iris-Sandoval, piano
• Teddy Raven, tenor sax
• James Williams, trombone
• Andrew Halchak, alto sax
• Tim McDonnell, trombone
• Paul Boetcher, alto sax
• Arthur Vint, drums
• Christine Clark, trumpet
• Alex Weitz, tenor sax
• Joey Ewer, alto sax
• Reed Whittman, alto sax
• Vincent Sanchez Gomez, piano
• Katie Tidaback, clarinet
• Alice Whiteside, clarinet
• Sienna Jeffers, clarinet
• Chris Kennedy, trombone
• Ian Sanders, trumpet
• Alex Pagano, trumpet
• Sean Moynihan, alto sax
• Manuel Vaquez, alto sax
• Vincent Hall, tenor sax