BRIEF HISTORY
For nearly 50 years, the Laguardia Jazz Bands have trained some of the more prominent musicians on the scene today. Originally the brain child of world renown educator Justin DiCioccio and Music Department coordinator Gabriel Kosakoff, the jazz bands have earned a long-standing reputation of musical excellence. This tradition continues under the leadership of trumpeter Kevin Blancq, who began teaching at the school in 2002.