Master Sgt. Jeremy Klenke is a clarinetist and the concertmaster for the Concert Band, The United States Air Force Band, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C. A native of Aurora, Illinois, his career in the Air Force Band began in February 2018.
Before joining the Air Force, he was a member of the U.S. Army Field Band for ten years. He has also performed with the Detroit Symphony, the Boston Pops and conducted several opera performances at the Kennedy Center.
Klenke studied clarinet with Ken Grant at the Eastman School of Music from 2005-2007. While a student at Eastman, he had the opportunity to perform as a soloist at Carnegie Hall and appeared on the Latin Grammy-nominated performance of Jorge Liderman's Barcelonazo. A graduate of the University of Maryland University College, he received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Summa Cum Laude.