Staff Sergeant Justis MacKenzie had a successful career as a touring musician prior to joining the United States Air Force Bands, but the lifestyle of a musician is nothing if not difficult. “I was ...

Shanti Simon’s first band performance as a conductor for the United States Air Force was on a national stage during a tree lighting ceremony at the White House. It was 2011, and President Barack Obama ...

Craig Morgan previously spent 17 years in the Army and Army Reserve, serving the 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions as an E-6 Staff Sergeant and Fire Support Specialist, and he recently re-enlisted ...

The US Air Force Band of the West concert band will be traveling to four locations in Oklahoma and two in the Texas panhandle to perform concerts in their August 2025 tour. Based in San Antonio, Texas ...

Stephen Razo, music director of the growing Haywood Community Band, has an honored personal history of serving our nation as ...

Almost all the Air Force musicians were standing while they rehearsed. In the case of the Brass In Blue trumpeters, their music stands held not only their sheet music, but also had special platforms ...

ENID, Okla. — The U.S. Air Force Band of the West will perform a free concert Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025,at Enid Symphony Hall, 301 W. Broadway. The local stop is one of four concert locations in ...

Frederick J. Maruca, a musician, pianist arranger, and Air Force veteran, died June 2 in Elderwood Health Care at Oakwood in Amherst. He was 83. Mr. Maruca, grew up in Niagara Falls and attended ...