Birch Creek Jazz Faculty Trio

Jazz faculty musicians from Birch Creek Music Performance Center visited and provided music education at three school districts earlier this week. As part of Birch Creek’s Artists in the Schools program, musicians Jeff Campbell, Rick Haydon, and Reggie Thomas performed on Monday for Sevastopol, Southern Door, and Sturgeon Bay students. Nearly 300 elementary, middle, and high school students from choir, music, and band programs participated. The jazz trio of Haydon on guitar, Campbell on bass, and Thomas on piano shared their talent and experience as professional musicians. The Artists in the Schools (AIS) started in 2002 as a way for Birch Creek and its faculty to give back to the community. It returned after a hiatus in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19 protocols in the schools.