Misha Bigos of Bellevue was selected as an “Outstanding Performer, Piano” in the college division of the 2010 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival held at the University of Idaho, Moscow.

Bigos, a 2006 graduate of Bellevue High School and a senior music major at Gonzaga University, plays piano professionally in Spokane, most recently with Son Dulce, a salsa band. Over the winter school break, Bigos performed on several Holland America cruises in the Carribean.