WINDS & BRASS
Jake Waldrop
trumpet
Jake Waldrop is a local trumpet performer and teacher, native to western North Carolina. Jake earned his undergraduate degree at Western Carolina University where he studied with Brad Ulrich and Larry Black, and his Masters in Music Performance at Oklahoma City University, under the tutelage of Michael Anderson.
Dylan Hannan
saxophone, clarinet, and flute
Dylan grew up on the east coast of Florida, and attended the University of Central Florida where in addition to earning his degree in Jazz Studies, he also pursued a private study in theory/composition on piano, and learned to double on Clarinet and Flute. Dylan has performed with musicians such as John Alred, Veronica Swift, Dave Liebman, and Emmet Cohen, and the Glenn Miller Orchestra.
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Nick Dauphinais
trombone
Beginning at a young age, Nicholas Dauphinais began his musical journey both in the bluegrass, and classical world. First picking up the mandolin, and then the guitar, he joined his father’s bluegrass band by the age of seven where they performed all over New England. Eventually, Nick would go on to study classical and jazz trombone, studying with greats such as Max Culpepper, Nic Orovich, Ron Barron, and many others.
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