History of Jazz Education in the Pikes Peak Region 

1972 – The Pikes Peak Jazz Festival is created by Floyd Frame at Harrison High School.

1982 – The festival moves to Doherty High chaired by Richard Kusk.

1985 – Dick Kusk transfers to Coronado High and takes the festival with him.

1987 – The Jazz at its Peak Festival is created by Willie Pirraglia at Irving Middle School.

1990 – Tom Kelly creates the Palmer Jazz Festival at Palmer High School.

1996 – The Pikes Peak Middle School Honor Jazz Band is created by Hosea Haynes and Brian Usher.

1998 – Jazz at its Peak Festival moves to Brian Usher at Horace Mann Middle School.

2000 – The Pikes Peak Middle School Honor Jazz Band performs at the Colorado Music  Educators Clinic/Conference at the Broadmoor Hotel, the Western Regional  Middle School Consortium and the American School Band Directors Association  National Convention at Snowmass Village.

2000 – The Jenkins Jazz Jamboree premiers at the newly constructed middle school.

2002 – The Jenkins Jazz Band performs at the Colorado Music Educators Clinic/conference at the Broadmoor Hotel.

2006 – The Jenkins Jazz Band performs at the American School Band Directors Association National Convention in Colorado Springs.

2007 – The Jenkins Jazz Band performs at the Broadmoor Hotel for the Colorado Music Educators Clinic/Conference. 

2007 – The Jenkins Middle School Jazz Ensemble is scheduled to perform at the Midwest  Clinic in Chicago!!!!!!!!!