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Young jazz players get opportunity to showcase their stuff

By Robert Pore
robert.pore@theindependent.com
Published: Monday, February 9, 2009 8:02 PM CST
The hot sounds of cool jazz radiated from Grand Island Senior High on Monday as jazz bands from throughout Nebraska performed at the annual Islander Jazz Festival.

Jazz bands from 11 schools performed at the festival, including bands from GISH, Waverly, Aurora, Harvard, Fremont, Central Catholic, Westridge Middle School, Norfolk, Walnut Middle School, North Platte and Northwest High School.

Coordinating the festival was Louie Eckhardt, who is in his first year as band director at Senior High.

This is the seventh year GISH has sponsored the jazz festival.  Full Story

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