Jazz Appreciation Month
The Allentown Band celebrates JAZZ APPRECIATION MONTH "JAM" in a concert at 3:00 pm, Sunday, April 6th at Springhouse Middle School, 2010 Springhouse Rd, Allentown. Free. With our guests, the Parkland High School Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Jason Lerew and featured Allentown Band trumpet soloists Dave Sendef and George Pierce. This concert is FREE! Concert bands might not come to mind immediately for jazz, but many classics of jazz have been arranged for concert bands. Our program includes an arrangement by Sammy Nestico, US Air Force and Marine veteran, where he arranged music for the United States Air Force Band (1950–1963), as well as leading the Glenn Miller Army Air Corps dance band, which would later become known as the Airmen of Note . In 1963, he joined the Marines and became chief arranger of the United States Marine Band, where he served under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. After leaving the military Nest...