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Double-bassist John Murray was still a student at the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts when he became a member of Gilbert Castellanos’ Young Lions Jazz Conservatory.
By the age of 15, he had won “Soloist-of the Festival,” at the Essentially Ellington competition in Las Vegas and an outstanding soloist award at the Monterey Jazz Festival Next Generation Festival. In May 2019, he was named a top honoree at New York's Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Photo by Robert Sanchez Photography