People, Places and Things: 6-13-15

SkillsUSA gets school committee praiseSkillsUSA adviser and Lynn Vocational Technical Institute teacher Jason McCuish and Tech junior Nelson Barrios hold President’s Volunteer Service Award certificates school committee members presented to Barrios and senior Kevin Gomes on June 5 for their leadership and community service work.SkillsUSA hosts school-based competitions across the country aimed at developing students’ pre-career organizational and management abilities. Barrios and Gomes and fellow Skills members earned medals in area competitions and the pair are competing in SkillsUSA’s upcoming Kentucky leadership conference.Eugene Maslov Trio back in townThe Eugene Maslov Trio will be playing at Cafe Moka, 56 Central Square, Lynn, today between 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.Piano, Eugene Maslov: Piano prodigy from St. Petersburg, Russia, now residing in the USA, Eugene Maslov is a critically acclaimed pianist, composer and arranger deeply rooted in contemporary post-bop jazz. Whether performing as leader or sideman, Eugene is a first rate artist and his passion for music continues to inspire legions of jazz fans from around the globe. He has recorded and performed with Shirley Horn, Toots Thielemans, Gary Burton, Hubert Laws, Omar Hakim, Eddie Gomez, Vinnie Calaiuta and Bob Sheppard to name a few. Maslov’s continued development of classical and jazz techniques have resulted in a series of ground breaking CD releases.Bass, David Landoni, a visiting professor at Salem State University.Drums, James T. Lattini, an assistant professor of percussion at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell.