The Mount Pleasant High School jazz bands, Jazz 1 and Jazz 2, were scheduled to perform Thursday night at the Coe College Jazz Summit in Cedar Rapids but were unable to attend due to the weather. However, Winfield – Mount Union did compete and placed second in 1A, with Griffin Humphreys, trombone, chosen as the Outstanding Musician in 1A.
MP was also scheduled to compete at Indian Hills on Saturday, but that event was canceled a few weeks ago as the college’s music department was unable to host the contest.