Dr. JaKobe Henry is a genre-bending trumpet player, educator, and composer/arranger. He completed his DMA in Jazz Performance and his MM in Classical Trumpet Performance at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His BA is in Music Education K-12 from Jacksonville State University in Alabama. JaKobe’s past instructors include Charles Daval, Jim Pugh, Ronald Romm, Pat Harbinson, Tito Carrillo, Dr. Chris Probst, Dr. James Woodward, and several premier military band members.