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For 14 years, the best high school jazz musicians in the metro have met weekly during the school year to hone their skills in the Minnesota Youth Jazz Bands. Recently at the Southview Middle School in Edina, program founder David Mitchell's top level band rehearsed for their end of the year concert.
Jeff Wheeler has been a staff photographer for the Star Tribune since 1987. He's covered a broad range of assignments ranging from the Twins and Vikings playoff runs to Far North canoe adventures in the subarctic.
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