Airmen of Note mini tour through Midwest to 2011 Detroit Jazz Festival

Master Sgt. Ben Patterson, Airmen of Note lead trombonist, performed a solo during a performance in at the Canal Place Festival Grounds in Cumberland, Md., on Sept. 1. This was the first stop the Airmen of Note made during their mini tour through the Midwest, leading up to their performance at the 2011 Detroit Jazz Festival. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Bahja J. Jones)

Airmen of Note mini tour through Midwest to 2011 Detroit Jazz Festival

Senior Master Sgt. Joe Jackson, Airmen of Note lead trombonist and musical director, plays a solo during an Airmen of Note performance at the Canal Place Festival Grounds in Cumberland, Md. on Sept. 1. This was the first stop the Airmen of Note made during their mini tour through the Midwest, leading up to their performance at the 2011 Detroit Jazz Festival. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Bahja J. Jones)

Airmen of Note mini tour through Midwest to 2011 Detroit Jazz Festival

Chief Master Sgt. Paul Henry, Airmen of Note bass player and production NCO in charge, warms up before a performance at the Canal Place Festival Grounds in Cumberland, Md, on Sept. 1. This was the first stop the Airmen of Note made during their mini tour through the Midwest, leading up to their performance at the 2011 Detroit Jazz Festival. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Bahja J. Jones)

Airmen of Note mini tour through Midwest to 2011 Detroit Jazz Festival

Chief Dudley Hinote, U.S. Air Force Band Airmen of Note trombonist and NCO in charge, and Master Sgt. Steven Erickson, Airmen of Note pianist, meet former Chief Warrent Officer Lewis Anderson, former assistant director of the U.S. Air Force Band, after an Airmen of Note performance at the Stambough Auditorium in Youngstown, Ohio on Sept. 2. Anderson was the assistant director of the Band during the 1950s and he conducted the official Air Force concert band at what is now Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Bahja J. Jones)

The Airmen of Note mini tour Midwest to 2011 Detroit Jazz Festival

Retired Master Sgt. Tracey Wright, vocalist, is featured during an Airmen of Note performance at Stambough Auditorium in Youngstown, Ohio on Sept. 2. Wright, the Note's vocalist from 1997 through 2002, graciously agreed to sing with the ensemble in the absence of the band's regular vocalist, Technical Sgt. Paige Martin, during their mini tour, as the Airmen of Note make their way to the 2011 Detroit Jazz Festival on Sept. 4. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Bahja J. Jones)

The Airmen of Note mini tour Midwest to 2011 Detroit Jazz Festival

Master Sgt. Ben Patterson, U.S. Air Force Band Airmen of Note trombonist, performs a solo during a performance at Stambough Auditorium in Youngstown, Ohio on Sept. 2. The performance was the band's second stop during the Airmen of Note's mini tour of the Midwest, as they made their way to the 2011 Detroit Jazz Festival on Sept 4. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Bahja J. Jones)