The Airmen will offer special workshops for saxophone, trombone, trumpet, and rhythm sections, according to Senior Master Sgt. Joseph Eckert, music director and lead alto saxophonist with the Airmen. The clinics will focus on jazz performance, techniques, and style, Eckert said. The Airmen will perform a free public concert at 7 p.m. at Sherando. Eckert said they will be playing contemporary jazz music.
People see their tax dollars at work when they see one of our performances.
Eckert said the Airmen routinely lead clinics at high schools and colleges across the country. Their educational outreach program started six years ago and is used to supplement what music students learn in class. The jazz ensemble bands from Sherando High School and Aylor Middle School will open the concert for the Airmen. For more information, call the band office at Sherando High School at 869-3995.