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Jeffrey DeLaRosa

Kevin Kozol — Mon, 27 May 2024 13:42:00 +0000

Jeff DeLaRosa is a trumpet player at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign working towards a Bachelor’s Degree in music education. He has studied with jazz trumpet professors Tito Carrillo, Pat Harbison and trumpet professor Dr. Amy Gilreath. During his time at the university, he has participated in the Wind Orchestra, Hindsley Symphonic Band, Repertory Jazz Orchestra, Illini Student Musicals pit orchestra and jazz combos. He has arranged multiple pieces such as Songs She’s Never Heard and El Muerto Vivo. He is currently student teaching at Roselle Middle School with Marcus Cash as well as Glenbrook North High School with Alex Baxmeyer. In addition to trumpet, Jeff also teaches piano, trombone, euphonium and clarinet!

Outside of school he participates in the Dynamics Ultimate Classics Cover Band playing all around the Chicagoland area. He also performs with jazz groups at festivals and venues such as the Taste of Roselle and Venuti’s and has played in various pit orchestras for community theatre companies in productions such as Beauty and the Beast Jr., Freaky Friday, and Curtains.

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Blake Whatcott

Kevin Kozol — Sun, 05 May 2024 12:41:17 +0000

Blake Whatcott is a dynamic multi-instrumentalist active in the Chicago music scene. Proficient on both trombone and piano, he skillfully melds these instruments, utilizing their distinct characteristics to enrich his improvisation and propel his musical journey forward. Under the guidance of esteemed mentors David Nuccio, Charles Morgan, and Rich Moore at Joliet Junior College, Blake hones his craft with dedication. Frequent collaborator, leader of his quintet, and member of Los Tamales Jazz Band, Blake believes even greater fulfillment comes from outside the practice room, sharing your music with the community.

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Kyle Mesa

Kevin Kozol — Sat, 04 May 2024 13:10:04 +0000

Kyle Mesa is a dynamic educator in the northwest suburbs of Chicago; teaching trumpet, trombone and piano. He recently finished his BM in music education with an Instrumental concentration from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. As an educator/performer in Chicago, Kyle works as the Jazz Band Director at West Oak Middle School in Mundelein, Illinois. He also plays with the Shout Section Big Band led by Brett Dean at various jazz venues around the Chicago area.

Kyle currently works at various schools in the Northwest Suburbs as a trumpet clinician working on marching a technical skills and is looking to grow his studio and work with private students online or in person

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Alex Costis

Kevin Kozol — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 03:43:11 +0000

Alex started playing music at five years old, and he has never wanted to do anything else. As he progressed, he explored numerous instruments and genres. He naturally found himself participating in improvised and rehearsed groups, teaching lessons to peers, and honing his sight-reading skills as a church organist. Alex continued his musical growth at the esteemed Berklee College of Music, where he earned a degree in jazz composition. Since graduating, Alex has played with touring groups across the world, as both a writer and instrumentalist, including Monobody, a Chicago-based instrumental rock group. With almost two decades of teaching experience, Alex aims to cultivate creativity and confidence in his students

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Peter Isaac

Kevin Kozol — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 17:58:04 +0000

Peter is a dynamic low brass specialist (Trombone, Bass Trombone, Tuba), composer/arranger, and educator in the Chicago Music Scene. Born in Rochester NY, Peter was introduced to jazz and improvisation from an early age through the music of Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus and Miles Davis. However, classical music was never far from his studies, and he chose to pursue a Bachelors in Bass Trombone performance from SUNY Fredonia (2013) where he studied under Jeff Dee of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

A move to New York City was a natural one for Peter as he completed a Masters in Jazz Performance at Purchase Conservatory in 2017 under the tutelage of jazz legends such as Jon Faddis, Todd Coolman, and John Abercrombie. While in Manhattan, Peter devoted his time to freelancing and played with a variety of groups including but not limited to the Greg Ruvolo Collective, and Princeton Symphony, and the Jason Marshall Big Band. He has performed at such venues as Minton’s, Blue Note, and Carnegie Hall.

In 2018 Peter joined the Broadway National Tour of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” where he toured the US, Mexico, and Canada as Broadway “Pit” musician. In his travels, he visited New Orleans, the birthplace of Jazz, for the very first time. He immediately fell in love with the city, and when the opportunity arose, he moved to study traditional jazz, and quickly became a staple of the Frenchman Street music scene from 2021-23.

Not only has Peter flourished in the jazz and big band scene here in Chicago in such groups as the “Heritage Jazz Orchestra”, “Blue Shift Big Band”, and “MOBiUS”, he has also found his voice as an in demand Tuba/Sousaphonist in the “Chicago Windy City Ramblers Brass Band” & the NOLA trad-jazz-inspired “Do-Rights”, where he co-leads the group as a vocalist.

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