Congratulations to our 2024-2025 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
Everett Longstreth
Everett Longstreth's extensive musical background began playing in his father's orchestra, touring throughout the Ohio area. Upon entering the Armed Services, he was assigned to the 1st Armored Division Band at Fort Hood, Texas. While a member of this organization he helped form "The Dance Masters," an orchestra that performed for shows and dances at various Officers' Clubs, N.C.O Clubs, and service clubs in the surrounding area. It was at this time that Mr. Longstreth became interested in writing and arranging for bands.
Upon Discharge from the service he enrolled at the Berklee College of Music where he studied trumpet with the late Fred Berman and John Coffey. His studies were interrupted several times to make national tours with orchestras. Upon graduation in 1957, he immediately joined the Woody Herman Orchestra. After an extended stay with The Herman Band, he returned to Boston and joined the faculty of Berklee. He continued to write and play professionally for famous clubs, bands and even Broadway. Mr. Longstreth was a member of the Herb Pomeroy Orchestra that traveled to New York City to play the famous jazz club, "Birdland." It was during this engagement that the Pomeroy Band made its first album on which Mr. Longstreth played and arranged two of the selections, namely, "Our Delight," a Tad Dameron original, and "Wolafunts Lament" by Bill Graham.
In 1963, Mr. Longstreth embarked on a world tour with the Sam Donahue-Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. He performed with stars such as Frank Sinatra Jr., Helen Forrest, the late Charlie Shavers, and the Pied Pipers. The band also appeared on the Johnny Carson Show, Ed Sullivan Show, the Mike Douglas Show, the Hullabaloo Show, and many other radio and TV shows in Europe, South America, and Japan. At the conclusion of this tour in 1966, Mr. Longstreth returned to Boston and joined the faculty of the Boston Conservatory of Music where he taught arranging, theory and served as an ensemble instructor. While at The Boston Conservatory he composed and arranged a series of stage band material published by Maher Publications, an affiliate of "Downbeat Magazine." In addition, Mr. Longstreth was director of the MIT Concert Jazz Band for 32 years.
Upon Discharge from the service he enrolled at the Berklee College of Music where he studied trumpet with the late Fred Berman and John Coffey. His studies were interrupted several times to make national tours with orchestras. Upon graduation in 1957, he immediately joined the Woody Herman Orchestra. After an extended stay with The Herman Band, he returned to Boston and joined the faculty of Berklee. He continued to write and play professionally for famous clubs, bands and even Broadway. Mr. Longstreth was a member of the Herb Pomeroy Orchestra that traveled to New York City to play the famous jazz club, "Birdland." It was during this engagement that the Pomeroy Band made its first album on which Mr. Longstreth played and arranged two of the selections, namely, "Our Delight," a Tad Dameron original, and "Wolafunts Lament" by Bill Graham.
In 1963, Mr. Longstreth embarked on a world tour with the Sam Donahue-Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. He performed with stars such as Frank Sinatra Jr., Helen Forrest, the late Charlie Shavers, and the Pied Pipers. The band also appeared on the Johnny Carson Show, Ed Sullivan Show, the Mike Douglas Show, the Hullabaloo Show, and many other radio and TV shows in Europe, South America, and Japan. At the conclusion of this tour in 1966, Mr. Longstreth returned to Boston and joined the faculty of the Boston Conservatory of Music where he taught arranging, theory and served as an ensemble instructor. While at The Boston Conservatory he composed and arranged a series of stage band material published by Maher Publications, an affiliate of "Downbeat Magazine." In addition, Mr. Longstreth was director of the MIT Concert Jazz Band for 32 years.
MAJE Lifetime Achievement Award Past Recipients
2023-2024 Vincent Macrina
2022-2023 Paul Pitts
2021-2022 Gerald Dolan
2020-2021 Thomas Lizotte
2019-2020 Brent Ferguson
2018-2019 George Murphy
2017-2018 Rob Rose
2016-2017 Jeff Leonard
2015-2016 Peter Tileston
2014-2015 David Jost
2013-2014 Kenny Hadley
2012-2013 Tom Everett
2011-2012 Pat Stout
2010-2011 Raymond Novack
2009-2010 Stanley Ellis
2008-2009 Jeffrey Holmes
2007-2008 Ron Christianson
2006-2007 Greg Hopkins
2005-2006 Rich Falco
2004-2005 David Sporny
2003-2004 Tom Tisdell
2002-2003 Paul Alberta
2001-2002 Joseph Viola
2000-2001 Dennis Wrenn and Stephen Massey
1999-2000 John LaPorta
1998-1999 Frank Patterson
1997-1998 Rick Stepton
1996-1997 Lawrence Berk
1995-1996 Don Bastarache
1994-1995 Herb Pomeroy
2022-2023 Paul Pitts
2021-2022 Gerald Dolan
2020-2021 Thomas Lizotte
2019-2020 Brent Ferguson
2018-2019 George Murphy
2017-2018 Rob Rose
2016-2017 Jeff Leonard
2015-2016 Peter Tileston
2014-2015 David Jost
2013-2014 Kenny Hadley
2012-2013 Tom Everett
2011-2012 Pat Stout
2010-2011 Raymond Novack
2009-2010 Stanley Ellis
2008-2009 Jeffrey Holmes
2007-2008 Ron Christianson
2006-2007 Greg Hopkins
2005-2006 Rich Falco
2004-2005 David Sporny
2003-2004 Tom Tisdell
2002-2003 Paul Alberta
2001-2002 Joseph Viola
2000-2001 Dennis Wrenn and Stephen Massey
1999-2000 John LaPorta
1998-1999 Frank Patterson
1997-1998 Rick Stepton
1996-1997 Lawrence Berk
1995-1996 Don Bastarache
1994-1995 Herb Pomeroy