Chase Morrin ~ Biography

Los Angeles Music Center SPOTLIGHT Award Winner - Jazz Instrumental Southern California, 2010

ASCAP (American Society Composers, Authors and Publishers) Young Jazz Composer Awards, 2010, 2009, 2007

DOWNBEAT Student Award Winner - Extended Composition, "Sea of Herbs," 2010

DOWNBEAT Student Award - Outstanding Performance - Original Song, "Angular Raga," 2010

DOWNBEAT Student Award Winner - Latin Group - Latin Connection Duo, 2010

Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival "Open Combo" division, 2nd Place - Chase Morrin Group (student director), 2010

Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival "Outstanding Soloist," 2010

Reno Jazz Festival, Overall "Outstanding High School Performer," 2010

Reno Jazz Festival Big Band Composition Contest winner, 2010

Reno Jazz Festival Combo Composition Contest winner, 2010

Reno Jazz Festival, "High School Combo" category, 2nd place - Latin Connection Duo (student director), 2010

San Diego Music Awards - Nominee for "Best Jazz Album" for jazz solo piano CD, 2010

QuikSCience Music Challenge Winner, original instrumental composition, 2010

MTAC Film Score Winner, 1st Place, 2010

National AP Scholar Award, The College Board, 2010

AP Scholar with Distinction Award, The College Board, 2010

First place Rubik's Cube Competition, San Diego County, 2010

DOWNBEAT Student Music Award, Best Latin Group (directed, composed and arranged for the band), 2009

Reno Jazz Festival All Star Combo, Pianist 2009

MTAC (Music Teachers Association of California) Membership into the Young Composer’s Guild (YCG), 2009-2014

AP Scholar Award, The College Board, 2009

Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival, special guest group - Latin Connection, 2009

Semi-Finalist for Southern California Spotlight Award, Jazz Instrumentalist - 2009, 2010

MTAC (Music Teachers Association of California) State Composers’ Today Awards, 2007 and 2008

Herb Alpert Emerging Young Artist Scholarship, California State Summer School for the Arts (Innerspark), 2008

Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival, "Conglomerate Big Band" with The Jazz Ensemble, finalists, 2008

All Southern California Honor Bands and District Honor Bands, percussionist, 2007 and 2008

First place State Science Olympiad awards for Glider and Trebuchet events, 2007