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Brendan Dine was initially hesitant about joining band in middle school, but he changed his tune and was recently named the No. 1 high school flute player in Michigan. The recent Bay City Central ...

Boasting a warm, finely burnished tone and a robust melodic and harmonic imagination, tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander has been exploring new musical worlds from the outset. He started out on piano as ...

Henry Threadgill first performed as a percussionist in his high school marching band before taking up the baritone saxophone and later a large portion of the woodwind instrument family. He soon ...

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SMOKE Jazz Club will present its December 2025 lineup featuring the 13th Annual Coltrane Festival “Countdown 2026,” running ...

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Ten talented band students have been selected to participate in the University of Montana All Star Band Festival in Missoula ...