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Taken from the article in the Daily Collegian:

This weekend, the 2009 Penn State Jazz Festival will host masterclasses and professional jazz musicians in hopes of inspiring and motivating young musicians.

The entire student-run event is expecting high school jazz bands from around the region to participate in this weekend's activities.

High school attendees aren't the only ones hoping to gain some insight from these musicians.

Charlie Heim (graduate-music education) said he was excited for the weekend for more selfish reasons.

"These are legit-pro guys," Heim said. "Everyone is going to get the chance to check out a lot of good music."

Heim said he is most looking forward to working with the professionals first-hand.

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