Foxborough Resident to Participate in GRAMMY Camp® - Jazz Session Program

Connor Schultze from Foxborough High School has been selected for a position in the 2012 GRAMMY Camp - Jazz Session.

The GRAMMY Foundation announced this week that 30 talented high school students from across the United States, including Schultze who plays bass, were selected for positions in the camp. Their selection launches them into the spotlight surrounding the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards, and provides them with opportunities to perform in front of some of music's biggest names.

Since 1993, the GRAMMY Foundation has provided students with this extraordinary musical experience. The students, representing 29 cities and 14 states, will travel to Los Angeles for a weeklong musical adventure under the direction of Justin DiCioccio of the Manhattan School of Music, Dr. Ron McCurdy of the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music and Dr. Leila Heil of the University of Colorado, Boulder.

"GRAMMY Camp — Jazz Session is one of our longest-running GRAMMY in the Schools^® programs, and it gives young people real-world experiences in the music industry," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of the GRAMMY Foundation and The Recording Academy^®.

The selected students will perform at various GRAMMY Week events including — for the third year— an appearance at GRAMMY In The Schools^® Live! — A Celebration Of Music & Education, sponsored by the Ford Motor Company Fund and the Starkey Hearing Foundation. The group will offer another public performance at Spaghettini's Italian Grill & Lounge with a special guest artist on Feb. 9. GRAMMY Camp — Jazz Session members will also will attend the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 12 as guests of The Recording Academy and will perform at the GRAMMY Celebration^® after-party.

The GRAMMY Camp — Jazz Session selectees are eligible for more than $2 million in college scholarships made possible through the GRAMMY Foundation's college partners: Berklee College of Music, Manhattan School of Music, the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, and USC Thornton School of Music. In addition, each selectee's school will receive a professional cymbal courtesy of the Zildjian Company.

Applications for the 2013 GRAMMY Camp — Jazz Session are online at www.grammyintheschools.com and the deadline to apply is Oct. 22, 2012.