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Jazz Band Second at Festival
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APRIL 10 -- The Michigan Tech Jazz Lab Band, under the
direction of Mike Irish, placed second among 11
college groups competing in the 37th Annual
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Jazz Fest on
Friday, April 2. The University of North Dakota
Jazz Ensemble, a perennial powerhouse, received
the top honors. Michigan Tech was the only school
in the collegiate division whose band members
aren't music majors.
In addition to its second place honors overall,
the Jazz Lab Band ranked first in the festival's
sightreading competition.
"It is always very rewarding to do so well at a
major jazz festival, and especially because we
are competing against top-rated music schools,"
Irish commented. "We have developed a following
at many of these events because the public enjoys
our performances and they love to hear
the'underdog perform well against the music
schools."
Receiving Outstanding Musicianship Certificates
from the International Association of Jazz
Educators were Alan Cross, trumpet (two); Paul
Johnson, tenor sax; Jack Matheson, bass; Sam
Miller, tenor sax; Jeff Sandoval, tenor sax; and
Mark Olson, bass.
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