The Jackson Community Concert Band was formed in 1987 as part of the
musical offering at Jackson Community College. Membership includes students
attending J.C.C., adult amateur musicians, local music educators,
and several talented high school students. The premise of the band
is to provide a meaningful experience for all members each week.
During the year, the band regularly performs at least four concerts, and
also the Spring Commencement exercises at J.C.C. Concerts are performed
in the Sheffer Hall in the Potter Center at J.C.C., Jackson Cascades Falls,
and at Adrian's Trestle Park. For eight years the band has received
a grant from the Jackson Community College Foundation to fund guest artists.
This impressive list of artists includes Michigan State University
Professors Phil Sinder and Rich Illman, Donald Sinta and H. Dennis
Smith from the University of Michigan, Judith Moonert and Johnny Pherigo
from Western Michigan University, Willard Zirk from Eastern Michigan
University, and Audrejean Heydenberg from Spring Arbor College. In
the Spring and Summer performances, soloists from the band's
membership are often featured.