18-year-old Sean McCoy of Raleigh, North Carolina was the Grand-Prize Winner in the 2024 Gerry Mulligan Jazz Challenge. The Gerry & Franca Mulligan Foundation sponsors the Jazz Contest each year and received entries from all over the country. High school musicians were judged on sound, technique, intonation, and presentation.
This year, the Foundation had more high school musicians participate than ever before. Congratulations, Sean!