July 5

Jeff Cousins - I refer to my job as family because there are so many people I meet through this job, that the only way to group them is as family. So take my MSU family alone. Through MSU you have students, faculty, staff, but then there are all the places we travel so students and directors and parents at all the schools, there are all the artists that come in, I could go on.... One of the member of our MSU Jazz Family is our bus driver Jeff Cousins. Jeff is a kind hearted, dedicated, incredible driver. I'm not really sure how he has gotten through some places LOL Rain, Snow, you name it, he is a pro. But it's all that extra stuff, bringing cookies from his wife, coming to my gigs or recitals, etc... none of that is in the job description just who he is. He is the official driver of the Be-Bop Spartans but better yet I get to call him friend! Happy Birthday Jeff!