The two Mount Pleasant High School jazz bands competed Thursday at the Tallcorn Jazz Festival at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. They were among 17 bands in class 3A but did not place among the top three, the only positions publicly posted. However, two Mount Pleasant students were named as Outstanding Soloists. They are Drake Landau on guitar and Ethan Sexauer on violin. Both play in Jazz 1, directed by Jim DePriest.
Both jazz bands will be participating in the Coe College Jazz Summit in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, February 24 with Jazz 2 performing for the judges at 5:00 pm and Jazz 1 at 6:00 pm.