Kira Sullivan, a senior at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, has been chosen as the winner of the 2022 Corridor Jazz Project CD Cover design. Kira will receive a $100 cash prize from KCCK-FM.
Her design will serve as the cover of the “The Corridor Jazz Project XV”, 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 and Liberty in Iowa City, Anamosa, Center Point Urbana, Clear Creek-Amana, Solon, Mt. Vernon, Lisbon, and West Branch.
Receiving Honorable Mention in the contest were ten other students:
- Lily Booth, Mt. Vernon
- Naaron Cardona, City High
- L’Engle Charis-Carlson, City High
- Rubie Chiappetta, CR Washington
- Madalyn Davis, CR Washington
- Caroline Mascardo, West High
- Kieran Moore, City High
- Lohman Provorse, City High
- Bella Sharp, CR Washington
- Jude Teague, CR Washington
Kira’s original piece, and those receiving Honorable Mention will all be exhibited during the Corridor Jazz Project concert, March 8 at the Paramount Theatre, part of the Cedar Rapids Community Concert Association’s 91st season.
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 DVD.
Support for the Corridor Jazz Project comes from MidWestOne Bank, Orchestra Iowa, Hills Bank, The Cedar Rapids Community Concert Association, and West Music.