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Wes
Bolton
A native of Ohio, Wes graduated from Miami
University in Oxford, Ohio with a bachelor's degree in business
management. Wes played in his college jazz and symphonic bands and also
traveled across the U.S., Canada and South America with the Continental
Brass and Singers, a non-denominational Christian touring group based
in Colorado. He has also played in the orchestra at First Baptist
Church of Dallas. Wes currently attends Waterbrook Bible Fellowship in
Wylie and works as a science teacher at West Mesquite High School.
Tom
Fletcher
Without Tom, there might not be a Dallas Christian Jazz
Band, since the brass group that evolved into the DCJB was first organized
to play at his son's wedding. An all-state euphonium player from South
Garland High School, Tom studied music at East Texas State University
in Commerce, where he played in several groups, including the wind ensemble,
brass choir, and marching band. In addition to the DCJB, he currently
plays in the Heritage Brass and three brass quintets, and, like many DCJB
members, is an alumnus of the Bravura Wind Ensemble. Tom works in inventory
matrix control for Kraft Foods, and also owns a furniture refinishing
business. He is a member of Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas, where he
plays euphonium in the Wilshire Winds.
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David
Kelley
See leadership section.
Ken Kunz
A graduate of Eastern Illinois University
and the University of North Texas, Ken performed with the UNT One
O'Clock Lab Band, Symphonic Orchestra and Wind Ensemble. He has studied
with Peter Vivona, Allan Horney, Lewis Van Haney, Edward Kleinhammer,
Leon Brown, and Jeffrey Reynolds. Ken played in Las Vegas from 1979
– 1986, playing at various hotels such as the Tropicana, MGM
Grand, Aladdin, Dunes, Stardust and the Riviera. He has played for such
headliners as Wayne Newton, Lola Falana, Gladys Knight & the Pips,
Anne Murray, Bob Hope, Dianne Carroll, Paul Williams, the Gatlin
Brothers, Louis Bellson, and the Four Freshmen. Since returning to the
Dallas-Ft. Worth area, Ken has played with such groups as Pete
Peterson's Collection Jazz Orchestra, EDS Jazz Ensemble, Dallas
Christian Jazz Band, Joshua Christian Big Band, Swingtime Big Band and
his local church orchestra at First Baptist Church of Plano, TX.
Ken currently works for the McKinney ISD as a Technical Training
Manager.
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