BAB Family
Partners in Performance
Mike Smith
Trombone
Mike Smith is a trombonist and arranger based in Louisville, KY. He has been performing professionally for over 25 years, and has shared the stage with a diverse list of artists. He was recently featured on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon playing with Love Jones and the Bad Ass Brass.
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Mike is also a talented arranger offering selections for horn section, brass quintet, and pep band.
Matthew Anklan
Trumpet
Matthew Anklan currently serves as the Professor of Trumpet and Director of Jazz at Wright State University where he conducts the jazz ensemble and teaches applied trumpet.
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He is the Lead Trumpet player of the acclaimed Columbus Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Byron Stripling. Anklan is also a founding member and Lead Trumpeter of the Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz Orchestra. Anklan has also served as a regular section extra and principal/lead trumpet with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops and appears on several recordings, including the 2024 release American Dreams.
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Derek Siebert
Saxophone
Derek Siebert holds Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Music Education and Master of Music in saxophone degrees from the University of Louisville. Derek is currently the music teacher at St. Matthews Elementary school and has taught in the Jefferson County Public School system for over two decades. He was awarded the Outstanding Elementary Music Educator Award in 2016 and the Kentucky PTA Elementary Teacher of the Year in 2009. Outside of his school responsibilities he is quite active performing with several musicians and groups in Louisville.
