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Northview High School Jazz Band | 305

26m 46s

Directing runs deep in the family for third generation band director Greg Wells. He leads the Northview High performances of "Night Train" by Jimmy Forrest and "Blues in the Abstract Truth" by Oliver Nelson, recorded in WKAR Studio A at Michigan State University. Hosted by WKAR's Peter Whorf.

Aired: 04/08/17
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Worthington Family Foundation Marshall Music MSU Federal Credit Union Jackson Community Foundation
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