e/Dick Crest

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has gloss	eng: Dick Crest was a longtime member of the music department faculty at the College of San Mateo in San Mateo, California. After leading the colleges concert band, Crest took over the leadership of the jazz band from Bud Young in the early 1960s. The San Mateo College Jazz Band won the majority of California Jazz competitions. Crest invited a number of professional jazz musicians, including John Handy and Vince Guaraldi, to make appearances with the band, which performed in the colleges little theatre. Crest also led a professional band during the summer months at Rio Nido, California, on the Russian River, for evening concerts and dances in the village square, during the 1950s and 1960s. Richard also performed special events. One such memorable evening with at the Moscone Center. His band was the main event for the gala Christmas Party sponsored by TRW/ESL, Incorporated.
lexicalization	eng: Dick Crest
instance of	c/American jazz bandleaders