Jack D. Dusek

A native of Chicago, Illinois, Jack Dusek started playing trumpet in 5^th grade and was the section leader of the George Washington High School Band for both his Junior and Senior years.  He was also twice selected to the Chicago All-City High School Band and as a senior was also selected for the Chicago All-City Orchestra.  He was selected while still in high school to be an assistant brass instructor for the Illiana Lancers Drum and Bugle Corps and through his college years became the head brass instructor and chief brass arranger.

Jack has a Bachelor's degree in Music Education from The Chicago College for the Performing arts of Roosevelt University with a minor in Trumpet Performance.  He studied trumpet with Tom Crown of the Orchestra of the Lyric Opera of Chicago.  He has been a public school teacher, and a full time professional military musician for the United States Army.  He is also a Public Safety and Security Professional and was the acting Shift Supervisor of the Arlington County Public Safety Emergency Communications Center on September 11, 2001.  After employment as the Safety and Security Manager for a non-profit corporation he was a Security Supervisor under a contract to the Transportation Security Administration of the Department of Homeland Security.

Jack has directed and performed with a wide variety of military bands and ensembles and has performed as a trumpet player with a wide variety of groups including pit orchestras for performances of shows such as "Oklahoma", "The Wiz", "Once Upon a Mattress", and "Guys and Dolls" in Chicago, South Carolina, and Germany.  He was also the Conductor of the Officer’s Candidate School Choir at Fort Benning, Georgia.  He is the Associate Conductor of the Kings Park Community Concert Band and a member of the 1^st cornet section of the National Concert Band of America.  He is also a member of the 380^th Army Band of the United States Army Reserve.