Waubonsee Community College Jazz Band members received recognition during the Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference Jazz Festival. The event was hosted by College of Lake County on October 29.
Waubonsee students received the following recognitions as outstanding soloists: Scott Lies, tenor sax; Walter Howard, alto sax; and Zachary Bernard, drums.
“The Skyway Collegiate Conference Jazz Festival was a wonderful experience for the Waubonsee Jazz Lab Big Band. We had twenty of our music students participate. Our band most definitely performed well under pressure and learned from this unique experience!” said Brian Patti, Music Adjunct Faculty and Director of the Waubonsee Jazz Lab Big Band.
The Waubonsee Jazz Lab Big Band and the Concert Band will host a performance Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Waubonsee Auditorium.
