I'm Jack Bannon, the proud son of a dad Air Force officer and a mom nurse. I've lived in a lot of different places but started calling Arizona home in 1976 when dinosaurs still roamed the earth. I earned a Bachelor of Music Performance degree and an Education Certificate from A.S.U., completed a year of graduate study at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, hold a Master of Orchestral Performance degree from the U.S. International University, and am certified by the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards. I served two terms as Vice-President of the Arizona Association for Jazz Education and am an active clinician for several state band festivals each year. I'm a past conductor of the Arizona 6th Grade All-State Band and am very proud to be the 2024 recipient of the O.M. Hartsell “Excellence in Teaching Music” award chosen by the Arizona Music Educators’ Association. 

As a trumpet player, I've performed with the San Diego Symphony, the Lincoln Symphony, and the Nebraska Chamber Orchestra. I was a member of The Groove Merchants (a local, 10-piece cover band) for 20 years. I currently play flugelhorn with the Salt River Brass.