U. S. Army Jazz Ambassadors at Farmington High School

KBEM Jazz 88 radio’s Big Band Scene will present the internationally acclaimed U. S. Army Jazz Ambassadors at Farmington High School on Oct. 29. The Ambassadors from Washington, DC are the premier touring big band of the U. S. Army, and one of the finest big bands in the world today. They will perform a free concert on Monday, October 29 at 7:30 p.m. at Farmington (Minn.) High School. The Farmington High School Jazz Ensemble I, directed by Jeff Gottwig, will kick off the concert.

The members of these service aggregations, some of the best big bands in the world, are graduates of top music colleges in the U. S., and are full time musicians. For example, nine of the eighteen musicians in the Jazz Ambassadors are from the University of North Texas, one of the premier jazz music schools in the U. S. They are selected by a highly competitive audition. ...

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KBEM Jazz 88 radio’s Big Band Scene will present the internationally acclaimed U. S. Army Jazz Ambassadors at Farmington High School on Oct. 29. The Ambassadors from Washington, DC are the premier touring big band of the U. S. Army, and one of the finest big bands in the world today. They will perform a free concert on Monday, October 29 at 7:30 p.m. at Farmington (Minn.) High School. The Farmington High School Jazz Ensemble I, directed by Jeff Gottwig, will kick off the concert.

The members of these service aggregations, some of the best big bands in the world, are graduates of top music colleges in the U. S., and are full time musicians. For example, nine of the eighteen musicians in the Jazz Ambassadors are from the University of North Texas, one of the premier jazz music schools in the U. S. They are selected by a highly competitive audition.
The Conductor of the Jazz Ambassadors is , who joined the Army in 1991. He has served tours as a percussionist and conductor with seven different Army Bands, including a deployment to Iraq. The terrific vocalist joined the Army in 1989, and has served in Saudi Arabia and Korea. She joined the U. S. Army Jazz Knights from West Point in 1995, and the Jazz Ambassadors in 1999.

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