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Roy de Klerk, center, an alto saxophone player with the University of Maine at Augusta Jazz on Tour band, plays with members of the Lewiston High School Jazz Band at the school in Lewiston on Friday. Led by director Steve Grover, the band rehearsed and worked with the students during an outreach effort to connect the program with the local community, trumpeter Tim Weir said. Jazz on Tour visits with five or so schools each semester, Weir said. “There is no point in having a great music program that no one gets to hear,” Weir said. From left are flute player Chris Szustak, sax player Tim Leeman, de Klerk and saxophonist Jared Lussier. Jenna Nelson is the director of the LHS Jazz band. Go to sunjournal.com/umajazz to see more photos.
Steve Grover directs the Lewiston High School Jazz Band as students play alongside members of the University of Maine at Augusta Jazz on Tour band at the school in Lewiston on Friday. Jazz on Tour guitarist Peter Herman, back left, bassist Stu Gurley, back center at right, trumpet player Tim Weir, middle row and third from right, and alto sax player Roy de Klerk, hidden by Grover, rehearse with the LHS students. The band worked with the students during an outreach effort to connect the program with the local community, Weir said. Jazz on Tour visits with five or so schools each semester, Weir said. “There is no point in having a great music program that no one gets to hear,” he said. Grover is a Lewiston native and the director of UMA Jazz on Tour.
Stu Gurley, back right, a bass player with the University of Maine at Augusta Jazz on Tour band, plays with members of the Lewiston High School Jazz band in Lewiston on Friday.
Lewiston native Steve Grover works with Devin St. Pierre, a 17-year-old junior at Lewiston High School, on Friday.
Lewiston native Steve Grover works with Sarah Lopez, a 16-year-old sophomore at Lewiston High School, on Friday.
Leslie Reed, a 17-year-old senior, sings along with the Lewiston High School Jazz Band on Friday. Reed and Kristin Burgess, foreground, are members of the LHS Jazz Choir.
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