Twin Falls Jazz band makes some noise

Published 2:23 pm Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Young players in the Twin Falls Middle School Jazz Band are making some noise in their first year in existence.

The band took third place at the Bellevue High School Jazz Festival, held Friday and Saturday, May 1 and 2.

Twin Falls was among 25 middle school bands that competed, and the jazz band made their way to the finals.

The band is led by Matt Wenman, a first-year teacher and music program director at at Twin Falls.

Band boosters said the group is making some amazing strides, considering that this is their first year in action.