Eckstein Middle School | School of Jazz

Saxophonist Anton Schwartz wished he’d had more time to work with the young jazz combo from Eckstein Middle School. In the KNKX studios, these six young women stepped up and showed Schwartz there was no need to be nervous. These kids can really play. Eckstein Middle School’s stellar reputation for early jazz education comes largely from the director of the school’s jazz bands, Moc Escobedo. Last year he was given the Jazz Education Achievement Award from Downbeat Magazine, which noted Mr. Escobedo’s “legen