D.M.

Dante Mazzola

“A favorite memory at Community was Commstock last year. I got to perform, and it was really fun. I liked how everyone was just hanging out on the front lawn. I was playing with Lila’s band. She wrote some songs and I was just playing on the piano for them. I hadn’t performed in a while, so getting that feeling of performing was nice. Jazz was a big part of what I did at Community. So I treated that as a club even though it was not actually one, because it takes a lot of time. I’m glad I took jazz, though, that was really fun. I like that there’s no set music to play -- you learn your theory and you mess around and have fun. Jack was an incredible teacher and he’s definitely one of my favorites as well. In Jazz, I got to learn a lot more about other people and their skills and how we could collaborate with each other. I’m gonna go to Columbia College Chicago next year. I’m excited about that, and learning as much as I can about film. I’ve liked film ever since fifth grade. I just like the art form. I feel it’s such an easy way to convey messages to everyone you know, there’s films for every type of person here. I make some short films every once in a while. I like being able to express myself through film, even through subtle ways in film -- it’s my safety zone.”