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Performance

PERF: INST COMM Large Ens non-pro adult participants ages 18 and under

The Live Performing Arts Academy Big Band w/Dave Pietro

Wednesday, January 7, 2026
8:10 PM - 9:00 PM CST
Location: Inspirations/Celestin
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    Director(s)

  • Curtis Gaesser

    Director
    Retired teacher of 39 years at Folsom High School
    El Dorado Hills, California

    • Guest Artist(s)

  • Dave Pietro

    New York, New York

Performance Description: Conventional Jazz Band charts from 1940's through today. A variety of Big Band genre coverage. Woody Herman, Al Cohn, and Sebesky, are among the few of the composers and arrangements covered. Various soloists, styles, and full coverage of the Jazz idiom. Guest artist from the Sacramento area representing our City.