Top Honors to Oberlin Jazz Ensemble at 44th Annual Collegiate Jazz Festival By Marci Janas '91
			Wendell Logan, Professor of African-American Music and Chair of the Oberlin Jazz Studies Program, founded the Oberlin Jazz Ensemble in 1973. Comprised of jazz as well as classical performance majors, the ensemble is a component in a four-year curriculum in jazz studies, leading to a bachelor of music degree with a concentration in performance, composition, or both. The ensemble was invited by the United States Information Agency to make an extended tour of major cities in Brazil, and frequently appears at collegiate festivals throughout the U.S. Members of the OJE who performed at the 44th Annual Collegiate Jazz Festival at the University of Notre Dame are: Saxophones Martin Jundey, tenor Jacob Fiss-Hobart '04, alto Nick Lyone, alto, soprano Alex Shepherd '04, tenor John Churchman '05, baritone Trumpets Lace Libbey '04 J.Q. Whitcomb '05 Samson Robles '02 Josiah Woodson '04 Trombones Dan Weiskopf '05 Andrae Murchison '04 Andy Hunter '04 Alex Asher '04 Rhythm Steve Wood '03, bass Matt Asti '02, bass Kassa Overall '05, drums Brendan Cooney '02, piano Adam Faulk '02, piano Jason McMahon '04, guitar
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