"Five San Jose residents are among 20 Bay Area musicians to receive a $1,000 grant from San Jose Jazz. Based in San Jose as an audio QA engineer, Dave Dolengewicz founded the Bay Area Jazz Inventors Collective and plays tenor saxophone with Ultra Combo, a video game music jazz fusion band. Jason Lewis earned his bachelor's degree in classical percussion at San Jose State University, where he's a lecturer in SJSU's Jazz Studies Department."
"He has toured and recorded with Boz Scaggs, Michael Brook and Taylor Eigsti and appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. The Budhrani Brothers Manav on guitar and Pritish on clarinetbalance technical precision with melodic warmth, creating performances that honor traditional jazz while developing a contemporary, clean and energetic sound. Born and raised in San Jose's Alum Rock neighborhood, saxophonist Oscar Pangilinan has led or co-led numerous groups, including The Bad Ones."
"In 2018-19, he toured Asia with the SJZ Collective, performing at the Hong Kong International Jazz Festival and the Blue Note in Taipei. He currently serves as director of San Jose Jazz's Summer Jazz Camp and High-School All Stars. Drummer Sylvia Cuenca has been a semifinalist in the Thelonious Monk International Drum Competition and is a two-time NEA Grant recipient. Faculty positions include Stanford Jazz Workshop and Jazz Camp West. She previously received the San Jose Jazz New Works Grant in 2022."
San Jose Jazz awarded $1,000 Jazz Aid Fund grants to 20 Bay Area musicians, including five San Jose residents. Recipients include saxophonist Dave Dolengewicz, founder of the Bay Area Jazz Inventors Collective and member of Ultra Combo; Jason Lewis, a San Jose State lecturer and classically trained percussionist with touring and recording credits including Boz Scaggs and appearances on Late Night with Conan O'Brien; the Budhrani Brothers, Manav (guitar) and Pritish (clarinet), blending technical precision with melodic warmth; saxophonist Oscar Pangilinan, director of San Jose Jazz summer programs; and drummer Sylvia Cuenca, a Thelonious Monk semifinalist and two-time NEA Grant recipient. From Feb. 20–March 14, 2026, six grantees will premiere commissioned works at the SJZ Break Room; names will be announced in mid-December.
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