The head of NIU’s prestigious jazz program Reginald “Reggie” Thomas said goodbye to the program Thursday night during the final leg of his farewell concert series. The two-hour set featured two of the biggest names in jazz today – trombonist Wycliffe Gordon and trumpeter Sean Jones – playing alongside the band Thomas led throughout his.
The NIU Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Orchestra held their first concert of the fall semester on Thursday. Led by professor Rodrigo Villanueva Conroy and graduate teaching assistant Austyn Menk, the Jazz Ensemble started the concert with “Hay Burner,” a chart by Sammy Nestico. “I missed the music,” said Tim Schultz, a DeKalb resident. Schultz came.
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Thomas sworn in Friday as Lafayette City Marshal
LAFAYETTE S NEWEST CITY MARSHAL WAS SWORN IN TODAY.. REGGIE THOMAS TOOK THE OATH OF OFFICE THIS MORNING AT THE HEYMANN CENTER. HE WAS JOINED BY HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER. DEPUTIES WITH THE MARSHAL S OFFICE WERE ALSO SWORN IN. THOMAS REPLACES FORMER CITY MARSHAL BRIAN POPE WHO WAS FORMALLY REMOVED FROM OFFICE LAST YEAR AFTER A STRING OF LEGAL TROUBLES. THOMAS IS THE CITY S FIRST BLACK CITY MARSHAL ELECTED INTO OFFICE. ALSO THE FIRST BLACK PERSON ELECTED TO A CITY-WIDE POSITION. THOMAS WAS THE FORMER INTERIM POLICE CHIEF FOR THE CITY OF LAFAYETTE.
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LAFAYETTE, La. â Lafayette City Marshal-Elect Reginald âReggieâ Thomas announced Tuesday that he has finalized the selection of the members of his transition team, which is tasked with providing advice and counsel to Thomas as he appoints key positions and prepares to assume office on Jan. 1, 2021.
According to a release, Thomas says he plans to immediately begin working towards the accreditation of the marshalâs office, improving community relations, as well as improving marshal training and resource management.
In order to assure a successful transition, the release states, he established a team of professionals who understand and share his vision, mission and goals for the Lafayette Marshalâs Office.