2007 Idlewild Jazz Festival

Chicago Samba was followed by a group of Detroit area high school prodigies who have been studying under Rodney Whitaker, at Michigan State - another advertisement for that jazz program. The trio of Cam Ferguson on tenor sax, Alex White on drums and Tony Landon on string bass, go by the name of "In The Pocket."

This talented group played a flawless set with a variety of music and included a cameo performance by the redoubtable Kris Johnson, who served as their mentor while he was in graduate school at MSU (small world).