Brass players from the U.S. Air Force Falconaires Big Band perform during a show at the Patriot Hall at Sumter, S.C., Oct. 12, 2012. They played an array of songs during the evening including “Somewhere over the Rainbow.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Jeffers/Released)
Tech. Sgt. Marcel Marchetti, a member of the U.S. Air Force Falconaires Big Band and a native of Antioch, Calif., plays a solo on the trumpet during a show at the Patriot Hall at Sumter, S.C., Oct. 12, 2012. Marchetti is one of the four people who play a trumpet for the Falconaires. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Jeffers/Released)
Tech. Sgt. Tim Stombaugh, a member of the U.S. Air Force Falconaires Big Band and a native of Port Orange, Fla., plays a drum solo during a performance at the Patriot Hall at Sumter, S.C., Oct. 12, 2012. Stombaugh is the Falconaires’ only drummer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Jeffers/Released)
Tech Sgt. Krista Joyce, a member of the U.S. Air Force Falconaires Big Band and a native of Harleton, Texas, sings a solo during a performance at the Patriot Hall at Sumter, S.C., Oct. 12, 2012. Joyce is the Falconaires’ only singer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Jeffers/Released)
The U.S. Air Force Falconaires Big Band performs at the Patriot Hall at Sumter, S.C., Oct. 12, 2012. The Falconaires is one of the Air Force’s eight bands. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Jeffers/Released)
Staff Sgt. Jeff Hall, a member of the U.S. Air Force Falconaires Big Band and a native of St. Petersburg, Fla., performs a solo on his tenor saxophone during a show at the Patriot Hall at Sumter, S.C., Oct. 12, 2012. Hall is one of the five saxophone players in the band. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Jeffers/Released)
by Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Jeffers
20th Fighter Wing Public Affiars
10/16/2012 - SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- The U.S. Air Force Falconaires Big Band performed at Sumter's Patriot Hall, Oct. 14, 2012.
The band is composed of 19 Air Force Academy bandsmen including five saxophone players, four trumpet players, four trombone players, a drummer, a brass leader, a pianist, a singer and two audio engineers.
They play an array of jazz music including a rendition of the song "Somewhere over the Rainbow" from the movie the Wizard of Oz.
The Falconaires have been performing for more than fifty years and have appeared at events like International Association of Jazz Educators' National Conference, the Music Educators National Conference's National Convention, and Musicfest Canada.
