 Jack Browne Trombone It must have seemed to the other professors at Chico State that Jack was trying to anger them! Jack was the only faculty member who stood steadfastly behind the band in it's early days. Most of the faculty considered us a group of clowns who avoided serious music and went for the fun stuff. Jack's attitude was, "What's wrong with that?!". While the brass choir instructor at Chico, Jack put the band on the program for one of his concerts. It marked the first time (and maybe the last?) that the band performed in a formal concert atmosphere. Jack took a lot of flack from the other faculty members for "legitimizing" this band of rebels, but he stood by us throughout. In fact, when he moved to part time at the University, he joined the group! (That must have really ticked them off!)
Now that Jack is fully retired, he and his wife Dorothy spend most of the year travelling all over the world. Jack maintains membership in the organization, however, and is more than welcome whenever he's in town! |
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