Comments on: Justin Vernon of Bon Iver on Music and Arts Education

By: Mindy

Mindy — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 08:37:34 +0000

Justin will be appearing with the current Memorial High School Jazz band in April. I am very excited to see him perform where he got started! More details here at VolumeOne.

By: amber mintert

amber mintert — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:06:55 +0000

YEAH! I am an art teacher at the HS level and a big fan of your music (happy it was on Chuck)! I love to hear that fine arts influenced you in a positive way! My son wants to be a professional musician and has been in jazz band! I can’t wait to show this to him!

By: Chris DeLine

Chris DeLine — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:18:35 +0000

Hi Bruce – thank you for taking an interest in the site and Justin’s post. It’s very cool to hear from someone who knew him way back when!

By: Bruce Hering

Bruce Hering — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:48:56 +0000

Being the director of “said high school jazz ensemble”, I can tell you Justin (and the rest of his bandmates from Mount Vernon) was a great student and just a wonderful young man in the band. It’s very gratifying to see the success he’s having now and to think I was a small part of his musical background. Congrats and continued success, Justin!