For example, since 1996, Jazz at Lincoln Center has staged "Essentially Ellington, " an annual competition among high-school bands across the country centered around Ellington's music.
And Mingus's music has taken somewhat longer to reach and excite young members of high-school jazz bands.
He also played in marching bands in high school and college and later with a U.S. Army band.
Banding involves an admissions test, with results divided into ability bands - the school then accepts a percentage of pupils from each band, resulting in a mixed-ability intake.
Byrd, who was also a pioneer in jazz education, attended Cass Technical High School in Detroit, played in military bands in the Air Force and moved to New York in 1955.
Peter left school early at 16 to join hit-making bands The Herd and Humble Pie.
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In addition to driving a school bus, Ariel Castro played in a number of bands specializing in Latin music.
All the football games, marching bands, step shows, parties, fried catfish in the school cafeteria - what an experience.
Thousands, many wearing costumes, danced as live bands on lorries played tunes of traditional carnival songs and samba school themes.
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And come night time, head up the stairs beside the Comb Artspace into Neverland Bar, where local indie bands jam to a young, too-cool-for-school crowd.
The school's band, known as the Marching 100, is one of the top university marching bands in the United States, famed for its elaborate dance formations and innovative style incorporating popular music.
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