:: 2012 :: Armed with a diverse musical sensibility encouraged by the MSU Jazz Studies program, the local Theo Batzer Band won’t hesitate to take you for a ride. Their aim is to keep it soulful and swingin’, and to give the people some funky music they can groove to. Their sound is led by Theo Batzer himself on guitar, Anthony Stanco with a big sound on trumpet, Paul Bratcher running lines on piano, Sam Copperman riffing on bass, and Jordan Otto keeping the beat on drums.