Jessika Smith Wins Jazz Ensemble Composition Contest

Saxophone player and arranger Jessika Smith, who is currently pursuing a Masters in Jazz Studies at the UO, won the Seattle Woman’s Jazz Orchestra First Annual Jazz Ensemble Composition Contest. Her composition “Lights” to be performed October 24 by the SWOJO and guest artist Ingrid Jensen as part of the Earshot Jazz Festival, at Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland, WA.