Falconaires play big tunes for locals

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Staff Sgt. Jeff Hall, a member of the U.S. Air Force Falconaires Big Band and a native of St. Petersburg, Fla., performs a solo on his tenor saxophone during a show at the Patriot Hall at Sumter, S.C., Oct. 12, 2012. Hall is one of the five saxophone players in the band.

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. – The U.S. Air Force Falconaires Big Band performed at Sumter’s Patriot Hall, Oct. 14, 2012

The band is composed of 19 Air Force Academy bandsmen including five saxophone players, four trumpet players, four trombone players, a drummer, a brass leader, a pianist, a singer and two audio engineers.

They play an array of jazz music including a rendition of the song “Somewhere over the Rainbow” from the movie the "Wizard of Oz."

The Falconaires have been performing for more than fifty years and have appeared at events like International Association of Jazz Educators’ National Conference, the Music Educators National Conference’s National Convention, and Musicfest Canada.

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