The West Bank School of Music was founded in 1970 by a University of Minnesota music student who felt that there should be a place where people could go to learn to play jazz, blues and folk. The school, located in an old boarding house in Minneapolis West Bank neighborhood, has been an important part of that community for the past 37 years. During this time, thousands of people have attended classes, taken private lessons and gathered there to play music together. Access to Art correspondent Laura Stopyro checked out several of the activities taking place there and talked to some of the people involved.
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