CURRENT MEMBERS

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Aiden Interrante, a student at Johns Hopkins U.’s Peabody Institute, is new to the band this year on cornet. Aiden is a winner of the U.S. Army Blues solo competition.

Minh Vo, a student at the U. of Maryland, has played piano with the band since 2023. Minh also played in the Jazz Academy Orchestra and the Elijah Balbed Quartet, and has led his own jazz trio. He has played at Keystone Korner, Capital One Hall, Mr. Henry’s, Kramers Cafe and other local venues.

Keller Remington, a student at Johns Hopkins U.’s Peabody Institute, has played trumpet with the band since 2024. Keller is the recipient of four DownBeat Student Music awards. He has played at Keystone Korner in Baltimore, and performed in Las Vegas with entertainers Clint Holmes and Frankie Moreno. Keller teaches young students under the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra ORCHkids program.

Ashley Hsu, a graduate student at the U. of Maryland, has played clarinet with the band since 2022. Ashley was twice named to the College Band Directors National Association Intercollegiate Band. She won first place in the Gaithersburg Young Artist Award Competition’s Woodwinds Division, and second place in the Sidney Forrest Clarinet Competition. Ashley has participated in the Honors Performance Series’ Virtual Music Summit and the National Symphony Orchestra’s Summer Music Institute. She has interned at the Jazz Academy of Music’s JAM Camp, and teaches at Pritchard Music Academy. Ashley was invited to present at the International Clarinet Association’s ClarinetFest.

Isaac Felix, a student at Johns Hopkins U.’s Peabody Institute, is new to the band this year on guitar and banjo. In high school, Isaac was named to All-District Band and took best soloist/best rhythm section honors.

Evan Ramee, a student at George Mason U., is new to the band this year on tuba. Evan also plays in the Braddock Road Brass Band.

Marcel Penzes, a student at Johns Hopkins U.’s Peabody Institute, played trombone with the band in 2018-19 while a student at Winston Churchill High School, and has rejoined this year. Marcel won a Best Soloist award at the Montgomery County Public Schools Jazz Festival, and also received a jazz trombone scholarship award. He also played in the Jazz Academy Orchestra and the Metro Jazz Collective, and has performed with Dave Robinson’s Conservatory Classic Jazz Band and the Crush Funk Brass Band. Marcel graduated from Indiana U., where he formed a student trad jazz group, and is now pursuing a Master’s degree at Peabody. Marcel was named an Artist-in-Residence at Strathmore.

Daniel Hudson, a student at Thomas Wootton High School, is new to the band this year on drums. Daniel was selected to attend Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, MI. He won first place in the Percussion Arts Society’s percussion competition. He is the lead drummer in his church’s music ministry, and has played with the Onyx Band jazz combo.