Schulich Winners of the Downbeat 48th Annual Student Music Awards

Three jazz combos and their coaches were recognized in Downbeat's 48th annual Student Music Awards. Congratulations to this year’s winners: 

Leo Codiga and the Southwest Corridor, Undergraduate College Winners 

• Leo Codiga (BMus’25), tenor saxophone 

• Zacharie Winter (BMus’24), guitar 

• August McKinney (BMus’25), piano 

• Julian Ferrer (BMus), drums 

• Mason Jeffery-Off (BMus), bass 

Coached by Professor Kevin Dean. 

Read Downbeat Magazine’s article about Leo Codiga and the Southwest Corridor. 

Juno 3, Undergraduate College Outstanding Performances Award 

• Leo Codiga (BMus’25), tenor saxophone 

• Julian Ferrer (BMus), drums  

• Juno Hamilton (BMus), bass 

Coached by Professor Kevin Dean. 

The McGill Jazz Conglomerate, Undergraduate College Outstanding Performance Award 

This is The McGill Jazz Conglomerate’s second year in a row winning the award. The 2024-2025 ensemble included: 

• Bogota Orban Ducos (BMus’25), voice 

• Sarah Leroux (BMus), voice 

• Sarah Boutin (BMus), voice 

• Maude Fortier (BMus’25), alto saxophone 

• Juno Hamilton (BMus), bass 

• Mason Jeffery-Off (BMus), bass 

• Griffin Linklater (BMus’22, LMus’25), piano 

• Daniel Marmer (BMus), guitar 

• Ryan Bennett (BMus’25), drums 

• Eamon van den Berg (BMus), drums 

Coached by Professors Camille Thurman and Darrell Green.