Korkowski kudos

Bev and Cliff Korkowski attended the Wobegon Trail dedication on Sunday and sent along this note:
I read John Herdan's write-up, about his Jazz.Combo appearance in Osakis, and wanted to give him and his group some kudos.
His kids are outstanding, and there was one little gal, just now going into 8th grade, who could make that sax smoke. She was just a little thing but the sound that came out of that sax was nothing but BIG!!
John did a great job of having each player in the limelight for a bit so everyone had to feel good about themselves. It was great to see many familiar faces from the Alexandria area enjoying what was a perfect summer day.
Bev Roers Korkowski

Bev is right. The girl impressed Chuck and Al Lieffort (Douglas County Parks guy) so much they asked her to play with them. So John, who is this eighth grade girl in your band?

John writes:
Stan,
The little girl with the big sound is Sarah. She indeed is a brand new 8th grader at Sts. Peter Paul and Michael Middle School. She comes from a very musical and incredibly supportive family. She plays in Jazz.Combo, my middle school group, Crusader Jazz, and also plays with the other all-star jazz groups in town. She not only practices but she listens to what I say and takes advice. She listens to all kinds of jazz music and is very knowledgeable about jazz music. All students should be like that. She's a perfect player to be in the band with my son who is a monster player because he knows he can't back off because Sarah will gain ground on him. It will be fun to see where both of them are in 10 years.
John