CURRENT MEMBERS

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Pritish Budhrani, a student at the U. of Maryland, is new to the band this year on clarinet. Pritish co-leads the Budhrani Brothers swing group, and has sat in with the Grove Street Stompers in New York City and at the Goose Creek Stomp in Virginia. He is a Benny Goodman enthusiast, and has studied with Clint Baker and Dan Levinson.

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 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, is new to the band this year on trumpet. Keller is the recipient of four DownBeat Student Music awards. He has performed in Las Vegas with entertainers Clint Holmes and Frankie Moreno.

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.

Quinn Sarracco, a recent graduate of the U. of Maryland, has played tuba with the band since 2020. Quinn also plays in the New Leaf Brass Quintet, the Maryland Low Brass Trio, the Capital Wind Symphony, the Brass Band of Northern Virginia, and the American Pops Orchestra, and teaches tuba and euphonium at the College of Southern Maryland. Quinn is also a manager at the Strathmore Music Center concert hall.