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LaGuardia HS Jazz Orchestra is heading to Copenhagen to collaborate in a project with Denmark students

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LaGuardia HS Jazz Orchestra with band director Kevin Blancq and
Rebecca Sherman
LaGuardia HS Jazz Orchestra with band director Kevin Blancq and musician Deanna Sherman (bottom far right)

On this episode of AOS, LaGuardia HS Jazz Orchestra band director Kevin Blancq, student Deanna Sherman talk about their trip to Copenhagen, Denmark April 20-28. Blancq, Sherman and Deanna's parents Bill and Rebecca chat with WBGO's Doug Doyle about the significance of the collaboration and the high school's successful jazz program.

Deanna Sherman is a member of the LaGuardia HS Jazz Orchestra
Rebecca Sherman
Deanna Sherman is a member of the LaGuardia HS Jazz Orchestra

Blancq, Sherman and Deanna's parents Bill and Rebecca chat with WBGO's Doug Doyle about the significance of the collaboration and the high school's successful jazz program.

LaGuardia High School Jazz Orchestra is participating in a collaboration with students in Denmark in late April
Rebecca Sherman
LaGuardia High School Jazz Orchestra is participating in a collaboration with students in Denmark in late April

Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998 and has taken his department to new heights in coverage and recognition. Doug and his staff have received more than 250 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.