Story by Cpl. Tessa Watts | 12th Marine Corps District | 03.27.2020
The musicians of the Marine Corps demonstrate the core values of honor, courage and commitment through the balance of musical excellence and upholding the elite stature Marines are known for. U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kelsey Worth, a musician with Marine Band San Diego, has proven herself an integral piece to the Marine Corps’ total force by exemplifying these values through her dedication as a......
Story by Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson | 374th Airlift Wing | 09.24.2019
Staff Sgt. Rembert Alphonso Dash III's life has been largely characterized by two separate pursuits with no obvious similarities. So what drives him?...
Story by Master Sgt. Amaani Lyle | Air Force District of Washington | 04.05.2018
Saxophone legend Branford Marsalis was the final guest for this season's series put on by Airmen of Note at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center on Northern Virginia Community College’s Alexandria campus. Each month, The Air Force Band's premiere jazz ensemble welcomes a jazz artist to sit in with the troupe and bring a unique concert opportunity to the public....
Story by Senior Airman Parker Dubois | Joint Base Langley-Eustis | 12.13.2017
The Hampton Roads community celebrated the holidays with free concerts by the U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band and the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Band, Dec. 4 through 9....
Story by Sgt. Travis Gershaneck | Marine Corps Recruiting Station Seattle | 07.29.2017
SEATTLE, Wash. - The parade was supposed to start in 10 minutes, but we hadn’t moved an inch from the staging area. All around me danced a spectacular amalgamation of exotic colors, wobbling headdresses, foreign outfits, gigantic flags, banging drums: the sensory overload that is the annual Seafair Festival Torchlight Parade waiting to be unleashed upon roughly 200,000 spectators lining......
Story by Christina McCann | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 06.20.2017
Army Saxophonist Jazzes Up JBER Music
Story by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 03.03.2017
CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Ever since Staff Sgt. Michael Newell was a young boy, he wanted a career in music. He spent years practicing various instruments, such as the saxophone, violin, trumpet, cello, flute, clarinet and drums, hoping to one day shine in the spotlight in front of the world....
Story by Sgt. Kathy Nunez | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 03.01.2017
Sgt. Nathan R. Gembreska, a bassoonist with the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band, started playing the piano as a child. Seventeen years after deciding to take lessons, he finds himself in the Marine Corps Band as a bassoonist....
