JOSIAH BOORNAZIAN

• Lead Alto with the Hot House West Swing Orchestra, Awarded Salt Lake City Mayor’s Artists Award, (Salt Lake City, UT; 2025 & 2026): https://saltlakearts.org/news/2025-mayors-artists-awards-recipients-announced

• Lead Alto with the Hot House West Swing Orchestra, Awarded Utah Best of State Best Instrumental/Vocal Ensemble, (Salt Lake City, UT; 2025 & 2026): https://www.bestofstate.org/winners.php?year=2026&cat=1 https://bestofstate.org/pdf/2025_bos_winners.pdf

Woods Cross HS Guest Clinic

American Fork HS Guest Clinic

Bountiful HS Guest Clinic

Brighton HS Guest Clinic

Student Jazz Combo Performance at Jazz Mentors Foundation Clinic

Yamaha Artist Endorsement (August 31, 2025)

International Association of Schools of Jazz (IASJ) Applied Jazz Research Journal

Invited Performance: Guest Soloist Feature, Woods Cross High School Big Band (Bountiful, UT) May 15

- Hosted Grace High School Jazz Band (Southern Idaho) on campus for a clinic (University of Utah). April 14, 2025.

- Hosted Lone Peak High School Jazz Band on campus for a clinic (University of Utah). April 10, 2025.

Lone Peak High School Visit to University of Utah for a Clinic

Utah Governor’s Mansion Artist Award (Lead Alto with the Hot House West Swing Orchestra), (Salt Lake City, UT; April 2, 2025)

- Davis County School District Junior High School Jazz Festival Adjudication (Shoreline Junior High School, Layton, UT). March 25, 2025.

- Davis County School District Junior High School Jazz Festival House Band Performance (Shoreline Junior High School, Layton, UT). March 25, 2025.

- High School Outreach Clinic – Farmington High School (Farmington, UT). Jazz Saxophone and Improvisation Clinic. March 19, 2025.

- High School Outreach Clinic – Springville High School (Springville, UT). Jazz Big Band and Improvisation Clinic. February 5, 2025.

Played with the UMEA Jazz Reading Band with Utah jazz directors, January 31, 2025.

• Performed with Jazz Ensemble I at the PRISM concert on campus December 6, 2024.

- High School Outreach Concert – Riverton High School Jazz Big Band joint concert with the University of Utah jazz big bands. Libby Gardner Concert Hall. November 26, 2024.

- High School Outreach Clinic – Park City High School (Park City, UT). Jazz Big Band and Improvisation Clinic. October 28, 2024.

- High School Outreach Clinic – Paradigm High School (South Jordan, UT). Jazz Big Band and Improvisation Clinic. October 10, 2024.

- High School Outreach Clinic – Davis High School (UT). Jazz Band and Improvisation Clinic. October 7, 2024.

- High School Outreach Concert – Corner Canyon High School Jazz Big Band joint concert with the University of Utah jazz big bands. Libby Gardner Concert Hall. October 3, 2024.