Buffalo Silver Band

Next Concerts: Notes From All Around

April 25@3:00 pm
Montante Cultural Center at Canisius University

May 2 @ 7:30 pm. Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall
This exciting performance is guaranteed to kindle your wanderlust as the BSB takes you on a whirlwind tour around the world. With ports of call in Europe, the Middle East, the South Pacific, and South America, the band will paint vivid portraits of exotic and exciting destinations. No passport required!
April 25. Free will offering, suggested donation $20.
May 2: $20 Seniors $15, Students Free.

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Next Concerts

Jun
13
Summer Concert at Youngstown Presbyterian Church
Youngstown Presbyterian Church
2:00 pm
Jun
25
Summer Concert in Springville!
Heritage Park
6:30 pm
Oct
17
Dragons, Witches, and Sorcerers-2
Churchill Memorial United Methodist Church
3:00 pm
Dec
12
Holiday in Brass!-1
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
7:30 pm


Featured Musician – Jim McCaslin

Jim McCaslin has been a valued member of the Buffalo Silver Band since 2012. A versatile and dependable musician, Jim plays wherever he is needed most. He is currently performing on E♭ Bass, having previously played Tenor Horn with the Band.

Jim’s primary instrument is cornet, which he has played since the fifth grade. In addition to cornet, he performs on trumpet, trombone, French horn, baritone/euphonium, piano, and clarinet. Over the years, he has participated in numerous ensembles, orchestras, concert bands, and musical productions throughout Western New York.

Jim currently serves as pianist at Chaffee Community Church and plays trumpet in the Calvary Heights Baptist Church Orchestra. His musical tastes are wide-ranging, with favorite genres that include jazz, bluegrass, Southern gospel, classical music, and, of course, brass band music.

More on Jim McCaslin...
A U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Jim earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Buffalo State College following his service. He spent 23 years employed by New York State, serving first as an auto theft investigator, then as a narcotics investigator, and later as a continuing education instructor for health care professionals. After retiring from New York State, Jim continued to serve in a variety of roles: instructor for intellectually disabled adults, business consultant for the New York State Assembly, legal consultant, and field supervisor for the U.S. Department of Commerce. He retired fully in 2022—having had nearly as many careers as instruments he plays! Jim lives in Machias with his wife of 41 years, Dawn, and their rescue pit bull, Diesel. He and Dawn treasure time spent with their five adult children and seven grandchildren

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