The Raytown South Middle School Jazz Band traveled to Missouri Western University Jazz Festival on Saturday, February 2, 2013, and received a I rating. Additionally, five individual students received Outstanding Musicianship Awards.
Students receiving awards were Kaitlyn Barkley on piano and vocal; Christopher Gilbert on vocal and trombone; TaMiya Strickland on Alto Saxophone, Jaime Tonasket on Tenor Saxophone, and Andrew Hoaglan on bass guitar.
The Jazz band’s next festival is February 23, Saturday at University of CentralMissouri, at Warrensburg, Missouri.
The jazz band is under the direction of Brenda Kueck.
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