Congratulations to “Trading Four!” The Trading Four jazz group is the inaugural recipient of the Chuck Loeb Memorial Scholarship established by the Berks Arts Council and the Reading Musical Foundation.

Trading Four — from left, Sashank Sridhar, tenor sax, senior at Wilson High; Cormick Costello, bass, sophomore at Gov. Mifflin High; Joel Evans, drummer, senior at Muhlenberg High; and Isaiah Nygard, piano, sophomore at Kutztown High – were honored Thursday night before the Chuck Loeb Memorial All-Star Jam concert at the DoubleTree by Hilton Reading during the Boscov’s Berks Jazz Fest.

In addition to performing a set at the concert, Trading Four was presented with the $1,000 scholarship and framed prints commemorating last year’s Chuck Loeb tribute concert from John Ernesto, Berks Jazz Fest general manager; Keri Shultz, RMF president; and legendary jazz trumpeter Randy Brecker.

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