Ava Preston

Vocalist | Songwriter

April 25 - Ava is the winner of the 2026 International Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition. To watch the video, click here

Ava is a jazz vocalist and indie singer-songwriter who enjoys performing jazz, blues, pop/rock and her original songs as a solo artist and as a featured guest with various combos and bands throughout Cleveland and New York.

Ava recently won the 2026 Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition. She was voted Best Female Vocalist at the 2024 Cleveland Music Awards and is a YoungArts Finalist and Silver Award Winner for Jazz Voice. Ava is a 12x Downbeat SMA winner, 6x for Vocal Jazz and 6x for Blues/Pop/Rock. She performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival as the vocalist for the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra. Ava plans to graduate in May 2026 with a Masters of Music in Jazz Voice at The Juilliard School. To learn more click here