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2007 Dakota Combo  

Jake Baldwin
Stephanie Wieseler
Geoff LeCrone
Jacob Wittenberg
Corey Grindberg
Mathew Roberts
Trumpet
Tenor Saxophone
Guitar
Piano
Bass
Drums
(Minnetonka H.S.)
(Apple Valley H.S.)
(Minnetonka H.S.)
(Henry Sibley H.S.)
(Minneapolis South H.S.)
(Spring Lake Park H.S.)

*Alternates for the 2007-2008 season:
Caleb McMahon – Trumpet (St. Paul Central High School)
Rob Fletcher – Drums (Eden Prairie High School)
Carson King-Fournier – Trombone (Apple Valley High School)
Peter Nyberg – Alto Saxophone (St. Paul Central High School)



2006 Dakota Combo                   Photos by Andrea Canter

The 2006 Dakota Combo


2006 Dakota Combo members:
  • Owen Nelson
    Alto Saxophone
    Edina H.S. - Edina
  • Amber Woodhouse
    Tenor Saxophone
    Central H.S. - St. Paul
  • Ben Link
    Trombone
    Central H.S. – St. Paul
  • Jack Davis
    Guitar
    South H.S. – Minneapolis
  • Javier Santiago
    Piano
    Watershed H.S. – Mpls.
  • Daniel Duke
    Bass
    Central H.S. – St. Paul
  • Nathan Whitley
    Drums
    Central H.S. – St. Paul
Rehearsal October 18, 2006
Ben Link and Amber Woodhouse

Jack Davis


Kelly Rossum and Daniel Duke
Rehearsal November 22, 2006
Javier Santiago

Owen, Kelly, and Amber


Dakota Combo rehearsal
Final Rehearsal
Horns and strings

Rehearsal with Bobby Watson


Nathan Whitley
Performance at the Dakota
Bobby Watson with the Dakota Combo

members of the Dakota Combo

Bobby with Owen and Nathan

Saturday clinic with Bobby Watson
Bobby Watson and clinic students

Bobby Watson leads the jam band

clinic students