Homecoming 2022: DGN Trojan Marching Band with Record-Setting Alumni Band

Congratulations to the members of the 2022-23 Trojan Marching Band, Athenas and the DGN Alumni Band for a terrific performance this weekend at Homecoming! 350 instrumentalists and dancers provided captivated the Trojan faithful during DGN's 2022 Homecoming football game performances.

Angela Perez- Gomez & Cameron Hejny

Special appreciation is extended to the members of the members of the 2022 DGN Alumni Band, who came out in force this year! A record breaking 150+ alumni performed (and reminisced) while on campus. 

Congratulations to senior Trojan Marching Band members Cameron Hejny and Angela Perez- Gomez for their selection to the Homecoming Court!

Appreciation is extended to the volunteers who provided the Marching Band with water during the game, sold merchandise at the DGN-FOFA table, and photographed the band's performances.

CLICK HERE for a gallery of nearly 500 additional photos from the September 23, 2022 Homecoming rehearsal and performances including photos featuring the 2022 DGN Alumni Band.

The Next Level - DGN Alumni Perform With NCAA Marching Bands

The college football season is now in full swing, and many DGN Band Alumni are busy performing with collegiate marching band programs throughout the United States. Congratulations to all of our graduates (pictured, and not pictured) who are taking their talents to the next level. We applaud your passion for the marching arts, as well as your desire to share your artistry in new academic communities across our nation!

DGN Performs at Northwestern University Band Day 2022

Congratulations to the members of the DGN Trojan Marching Band as they joined forces with 2,000+ musicians at halftime of the Northwestern University vs Duke football game on Saturday, September 10, 2022. 

Trojan Marching Band Makes 2022 Season Debut

Congratulations to the members of the 2022-23 Trojan Marching Band and Athenas for a terrific debut performance this weekend! Band members provided an energetic and captivating display of musicianship and spirit during the 2022 DGN vs. DGS Crosstown Classic.

Special appreciation is extended to the members of the Class of 2023, and their families, as North High celebrated the contributions of our seniors prior to the Pre-Game Show and Kick-Off.

Appreciation is extended to the volunteers who provided the Marching Band with water during the game, assisted with moving Front Ensemble instruments, sold merchandise at the DGN-FOFA table, and photographed the band's performances.

CLICK HERE for a gallery of additional photos from the September 9, 2022 performance,
including photos featuring the Class of 2023 and their families. 

Nick Mazzarella at 2022 Chicago Jazz Festival

Congratulations to DGN Band alumnus Nick Mazzarella, who recently led the Nick Mazzarella Quintet in a marquee performance at the 2022 Chicago Jazz Festival.

Mazzarella has been described as "continuing the approach taken by like-minded trailblazing altoists Eric Dolphy, Ornette Coleman, Henry Threadgill, Oliver Lake, and Gary Bartz” by “seeking to embody the history of the music while pushing it forward into new realms” (All About Jazz). He has been a consistent presence in Chicago's music scene since the early 2000s where his continuous performance schedule has made an aesthetically unique contribution to the city’s rich culture of jazz and improvised music. His working trios and quintet have served as the primary vehicles for his endeavors as a composer and bandleader, while as a collaborator or sideman he has performed and recorded with such artists as Joshua Abrams, Geof Bradfield, Hamid Drake, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Dana Hall, Makaya McCraven, Rob Mazurek, Avreeayl Ra, and Tomeka Reid. Recordings of his original music have been released by Nessa, Clean Feed, Astral Spirits, International Anthem, and Out of Your Head, and he has performed throughout the United States and Europe, as well as in Africa and the Middle East.

In addition to his activities as a performing musician, Mazzarella has contributed to the vibrancy of the Chicago jazz community by working as a concert series presenter since 2008. He currently curates two ongoing concert series in Chicago—the Anagram Series, presented weekly at Elastic Arts in Avondale, and the Ratchet Series, presented quarterly at Cafe Mustache in Logan Square.