For our May 21 concert, we will feature trumpeter Riley Helgeson on numerous selections, including People, arranged for Maynard Ferguson, and Georgia on my Mind , arranged for Doc Severinson. Also vocalist Bekah Peterson, from Hastings, on Will You Still Be Mine, and a medley of You’re Driving Me Crazy and What Did I Do?

Other selections by the band will be from Twin Cities natives Jack Schabert , LA Buckner, and Gary Denbow, with other works from Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, and pieces from the Buddy Rich Band and Woody Herman.

Featuring Special Guests:

Riley Helgeson: Trumpet

Bekah Peterson: Vocals

And the GJO Band:

Conrad Miska: Soprano & Alto Sax

Lee Tran: Alto Sax

Mac Wilms: Tenor Sax

Gary Denbow II: Tenor Sax

Chuck Linderkamp: Bari Sax

Steve Olsen: Trumpet

Tom Henchal: Trumpet

Eric Elert: Trumpet

Brent Elert: Trumpet

Alex Karye: Trombone

John Zschunke: Trombone

Mike Scott: Bass Trombone

Bill Henry: Keyboards

Dean Kleven: Guitar

Dave Mendenhall: Electric Bass

Dave Hagedorn: Drummer & Musical Director

An ensemble of the Rosemount Community Band, the Genesis Jazz Orchestra was established in 2018 by musicians from the southeast metro area of the Twin Cities. Over half of its members have degrees in music. Some play professionally and many are current or retired music educators.

In addition to performing in the Rosemount community, GJO plays at school jazz concerts and festivals, at Jazz Central Studios in Minneapolis and at city band shells and parks. Recent notable concerts include a shows at Jazz in the Prairie, at the Mall of America, at Mears Park in St. Paul and a performance for the Minnesota Music Educators Association Mid-Winter Conference in Minneapolis.