GARY BUECHELE (baritone sax) — Long-time substitute sax player Gary Buechele is now officially the baritone sax player that anchors our front row. Gary is proficient on tenor, alto, clarinet, and his beautiful-sounding bass clarinet. What an investment in this arsenal of reeds!

A resident of Bellefontaine Neighbors, he's engaged in production in the metal finishing business. Gary is a member of the St. Charles Municipal Concert Band and its related big band. Hobbies include building model airplanes and miniature railroad trains.

His favorite swing bands include Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Carter and Glenn Miller. That makes sense with all of those clarinet leads that Gary plays in the GCBB Miller arrangements.