-
The Elk Point-Jefferson Jazz Band had an outstanding performance April 13 to bring home first place from the Brookings Optimist Jazz Festival. Pictured are band members, front from left, Avery Norris, Aubrey Bousquet, Sophia Giorgio, Nicole Wells, Natalie Wells and Izzy Curry; and back, Jacob Peirce, Ethan Brown, Patrick Kastning, Joe Cross and Mason Marx. Andrew Beermann and Austin Clercx are not pictured.
The Elk Point-Jefferson Jazz Band competed at the Brooking Optimist Jazz Festival Thursday, April 13. The band earned 1st place in their last competition of the year.
The Brookings Op t imist Jazz Fest ival is quite large, but groups are divided into classes based on the enrollment of their schools. The EPJ Jazz Band was placed in Class B with three other schools.
When the bands perform, they…
