Koch, 74, was speaking of Arthur L. Delpaz, who had been band director and a music instructor at Pottsville High School from 1954 to 1974. Koch graduated from Pottsville in 1957.

What started as a class musical project has become a gig for a collection of student jazz musicians at Pottsville Area High School.In spring 2010, The M&J Big Band was formed as a salute to big ...