MacPhail Presents: Dakota Combo

Join us in celebration of the Dakota and MacPhail’s partnership in nurturing the next generation of great musicians! MacPhail’s elite Dakota Combo features some of the top high school talent in the state. Also, some of the extraordinary instructors that lead music education in the Twin Cities will perform.

Each year offers different opportunities for members of the Dakota Combo. This group is an audition-based jazz combo made up of the region’s top high school jazz musicians. Additionally, musicians are offered scholarships for a year of serious extra-curricular jazz study and performance.

Past combos have gone far with this specialized instruction. They have produced their own recordings. Also, groups have received the Mingus Spirit Award at the Charles Mingus High School Competition and Festival in New York. Further, alumni have gone on to perform at jazz venues throughout and beyond the Twin Cities. 

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