Last night I attended a Jazz Concert at the Performing Arts Center. There were six musicians from the LA area. All were friends and soon going on a tour. All seemed to have, Doc S, The Tonight Show and NBC in common, judging from the Bios. And they were excellent. Their performance was in conjunction with our own "Big Band" whihc is also pretty good.

Here is the important part, and why I am writing this post. Because of the activities of several local residents these musicians came here not just for the concert but to spend a full week with the local schools, middle school through High School, teaching technique and in general helping our kids develop and grow on the musical scene. The concert was just the culmination of the week. In fact on Friday Night they put on a concert with the students too...

Everyone grew... the musicians, community and the kids...win win all around!

This is the ninth year we have had this program and everyone in it deserves a round of applause...