** 33 The John P. Stevens High School Band program, under the direction of John Zazzali, Raymond Henricksen & Pamela Ferrali, is proud to announce that a staggering 33 students from their program were selected by audition to the 2024-25 Central Jersey Region Band. These students represent the highest number from any one school in Central New Jersey! (13 seniors, 9 juniors, 7 sophomores, 4 freshmen)
** 22 The John P. Stevens High School Band program, under the direction of John Zazzali, Raymond Henricksen & Pamela Ferrali, is proud to announce that a staggering 22 students from their program were selected by audition to the 2024-25 NJMEA All-State Band. These students represent the highest number from any one school in the entire state of New Jersey! (9 seniors, 8 juniors, 4 sophomores, 1 freshman)
33
Regional Acceptances
(13 seniors, 9 juniors, 7 sophomores, 4 freshmen
Devansh Shah – Flute
Veeren Bapat – Oboe
Sejin Kim – Clarinet
Justin Ni – Clarinet
Yuven Amala – Clarinet
Dev Zaveri – Alto Clarinet
Sahil Kulkarni – Bass Clarinet
Taseen Afroz – Bass Clarinet
Simran Tangri – Bass Clarinet
Eric Dai – Alto Sax
Shreyas Thirumale – Tenor Sax
Siddharth Vaidya – Baritone Sax
Riana Sherali – French Horn
Christopher Juan – French Horn
Johan Krishnan – French Horn
Aarav Kumar – French Horn
Taran Vakkada – Trumpet
Pranav Bhalerao – Trumpet
Siva Srinivasan – Trumpet
Rishith Duggimpudi – Trombone
Pranav Vemulapalli – Trombone
Avinash Rajakkal – Trombone
Tanay Shah – Trombone
Eshin Nadpura – Tuba
Shrey Sawal – Tuba
Arnav Landge – Tuba
Maanav Chittireddy – Tuba
Mihir Tadeparti – Battery Percussion
Nick Alcaide – Battery Percussion
Adwait Kulkarni – Battery Percussion
Devavrath Puthur – Battery Percussion
Mehakpreet Kaur – Mallets
Brinmeet Soin – Timpani
*Bold indicates 1st overall
22
All State Acceptances
(9 seniors, 8 juniors, 4 sophomores, 1 freshman)
Devansh Shah – Flute
Justin Ni – Clarinet
Yuven Amala – Clarinet
Dev Zaveri – Alto Clarinet
Sahil Kulkarni – Bass Clarinet
Taseen Afroz – Bass Clarinet
Shreyas Thirumale – Tenor Sax
Siddharth Vaidya – Baritone Sax
Adwait Kulkarni – Battery Percussion
Nickolas Alcaide – Battery Percussion
Pranav Bhalerao – Trumpet
Taran Vakkada – Trumpet
Christopher Juan - French Horn
Riana Sherali – French Horn
Johan Krishnan – French Horn
Pranav Vemulapalli – Trombone
Rishith Duggimpudi – Trombone
Avinash Rajakkal – Trombone
Eshin Nadpara – Tuba
Arnav Landge – Tuba
Maanav Chittereddy – Tuba
Shrey Sawal – Tuba
*Bold indicates 1st overall
2025 All-Eastern Acceptances
Justin Ni – Clarinet
Christopher Juan - French Horn
Taran Vakkada – Trumpet
John P. Stevens HS
855 Grove Ave
Edison, NJ 08820
Band Directors
John M Zazzali
john.zazzali@edison.k12.nj.us
Ray Henricksen
raymond.henricksen@edison.k12.nj.us
Pamela Ferrali
pamela.ferrali@edison.k12.nj.us
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(732) 452-2808
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