Addison Trail students perform with Elmhurst College jazz combo

On Feb. 22, Addison Trail music students had the opportunity to watch a performance by a jazz combo from Elmhurst College under the direction of Mark Colby and featuring baritone saxophonist Denis DiBlasio (http://denisdiblasio.com). The clinic was part of a promotion for the 50th Annual Elmhurst College Jazz Festival, which takes place from Feb. 23 to 26. For details about the festival, go to http://www.elmhurst.edu/jazzfestival.

Several Addison Trail students were then invited to play with the group. They are juniors Alejandro Salazar on drums, Kenneth Bartkiewicz on trumpet and Sofia Koulouvaris on alto saxophone and seniors Zachery Michaliska on trumpet and Trevor Yurek on trombone. To watch a video of the event, go to http://tinyurl.com/z7pueur.

NBC 5 News reporter Dick Johnson recently did a story on the Elmhurst College Jazz Festival, which highlighted Addison Trail Orchestra Director Alex Stombres as a successful alumnus of the college.