John Raymond '09, a professional jazz trumpeter and professor at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music, is featured in the "Engaged with UW-Eau Claire" alumni video series highlighted above. Raymond returned to campus to workshop and present a master class with music students, with a final performance in downtown Eau Claire with his New York-based quartet, Kind Folk.
'Engaged with UW-Eau Claire' features John Raymond
| Emily Wermund (story); Jesse Yang (video)
Written by Emily Wermund
Having spent the better part of ten years in Eau Claire, Emily bleeds blue and gold (as all good alumni should). As a content and marketing specialist, her main focus is on development and alumni communications. While managing projects for the Foundation and Alumni Association, she has found a passion for telling stories and developing strategies that promote all things wonderful about UW-Eau Claire. When she’s not deciding how to best tell the stories of alumni and students, you can probably fi…
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