Allison Talyat, a junior at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, has been chosen as the winner of the 2019 Corridor Jazz Project CD Cover design. Allison will receive a $100 cash prize from KCCK-FM.
Her design will serve as the cover of the “The Corridor Jazz Project XIII”, a compilation of recordings from the top jazz bands from Jefferson, Kennedy, Prairie, Xavier and Washington High Schools in Cedar Rapids, Linn-Mar and Marion in Marion; City High, Liberty, Center Point Urbana, Solon, Mt. Vernon, and Lisbon.
Receiving Honorable Mention in the contest were eight other students:
Megan Bennett, CR Washington
Katy Hawkins, Marion
Andrew Galimowski, Marion
Lydia Johnston, Marion
Shelby LaMere, Marion
Katelyn Putz, Marion
Carl Steinlase, Marion
Dangelo Washpun, Marion
Allison’s original piece, and those receiving Honorable Mention will all be exhibited during the Corridor Jazz Project concert, March 10 at the Solon Center for Fine Arts.
The Corridor Jazz Project is a jazz education and mentoring program for jazz band students in Eastern Iowa. The program matches each high school’s top jazz band with a professional jazz player, who performs as a guest soloist with the band. The subsequent recordings have been collected and will be released on a compilation CD.
Support for the Corridor Jazz Project comes from MidWestOne Bank, Latta Harris, Orchestra Iowa, and West Music.