John Hepford (percussionist/band director) John is a versatile percussionist. He was the principal percussionist in the Kansas City Wind Symphony for 11 years and performed in Carnegie Hall with them in 2010. He's performed with full orchestras, pit orchestras, a country band, jazz bands, church bands, a ragtime orchestra, and been the one man percussion section for British style brass bands. He has played trumpet, trombone and drumset in the Marana Big Phat jazz band and is currently the band director at Dove Mountain K-8.