truckee high jazz band

Jesse Steele, Director

Jesse Steele grew up in Tahoe City, and is an accomplished local musician and educator.  He has performed with Jelly Bread, Downbeat, Peter Joseph Burt, and currently plays with Sneaky Creatures.  He has also been featured as a trumpet soloist with the Ruby Mountain Symphony Orchestra, and regularly performs jazz in the Tahoe Truckee area with various ensembles.  Steele graduated from CSU Sacramento with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and completed his Masters of Music in music education from the University of Nevada, Reno.   He is now in his fourth year teaching music at Truckee High School.