ESTHERVILLE — The Iowa Lakes Community College Music Department announced the 2024 Jazz Band Contest winners from the event held on Jan. 18-19 at the Janice K. Lund Performing Arts Center. Many local high school bands performed jazz classics throughout the competition. Two experienced judges, Rod Shedenhelm and Steve Citta, the judges scored the jazz bands based on ensemble playing, rhythm section, style comprehension, solos, improvisation and programming.