Bren Plummer smiled widely as he played his upright bass along with a talented septet of musicians from the jazz band at Curtis High School in University Place. It was a joyful session, even down to the band’s original blues, written by pianist Kaiden Skinner.
In his first year as Curtis High’s band director, Jeff Chang gave credit to his predecessor Randy Qualls for developing such talented and passionate student musicians. Chang has participated in previous School of Jazz studio sessions as a mentor and director of the band at Decatur High School in Federal Way…