Avant Garde Alumni Drum & Bugle Corps

Saratoga Springs, New York

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Inductees

George “Jeff” Perkins, Corps Director

In 2021, Jeff was the first member to be inducted into the Avant Garde Hall of Fame.

Congratulations to Jeff Perkins who was inducted into the Avant Garde Hall of Fame in honor of his dedication & life long commitment to the more than 1,000 people whose lives he enriched as Director of Avant Garde Drum & Bugle Corps.

Jeff started his love for Drum Corps at 11 years old, playing soprano bugle in the Saratoga NY Ambassadors 1953-1956. He went on to march with Fort Edward NY Vagabonds 1957-1958, Gloversville NY Fusiliers 1959-1961, Interstatesmen 1962-1966, Marksmen 1968, and the Syracuse Brigadiers 1971. He became the Asst. Director of the Saratoga NY Bethesda Hurricanes 1966-1971, Director of the Bethesda Emerald Knights 1972-1974, and the Director of Avant Garde Drum and Bugle Corps 1975-1985. He taught M&M for Bethesda Hurricanes, Troy Muchachos, Bethesda Emerald Knights, and Avant Garde. Jeff was an advisor to Excelsior Drum and Bugle Corps and was inducted DCNY Hall of Fame.

During his time as the Director of Avant Garde Drum and Bugle Corps, the corps traveled all over the country touring, winning the Class B World Open championship and six NY state championships in a row. In 1984, Saratoga’s Avant Garde was ranked the 15th best Drum and Bugle Corp in the world.  In Jeff’s words “…you become part of a unit of people that have the same goal, the same leadership and drive. That whole idea caught me and then, it was all I wanted to do.” 

Inductees 2021-2025

2022 Jospeh Anderson

2022 Nick Avossa

2022 Marie Boivin

2025 Mike  Boivin

2022 Omer Boivin

2025 Michelle Boivin Rashall

2025 Steve Cannon

2025 Stephen Covitz

2025 Dan Crawford

2022 Jim Crawford

2022 Tony Gambaro

2022 Rick Gathen

2025 Brian Haynes

2025 Wayne Higdon

2022 Jerry Kaiser

2022 Kathleen Kelleher Anderson

2025 Peggy Legnard Ryan

2022 Lousie Lindahl

2025 Danny Lutz

2022 Greg Mataruga

2022 Paul Mataruga

2025 Neil McBride

2025 Theresa McDonough Piekarz

2022 Tom Newell

2025 Carol O’Connell Avossa

2025 Betty Ann Ogden Burkhardt

2025 Janet Ogden Morris

2025 Martha Ogden Normandin

2022 Paul “Peanut” Peregrim

2021 George “Jeff” Perkins

2025 Roxanne Relyea Major

2022 Bob Relyea

2025 Neil Renvyle

2025 James Ryan Sr.

2025 Earl “Bumpy” Smith

2022 Paul Smith

2022 Nick Sylvester

2022 Kevin Walsh

2022 Pat Walsh

2025 Linda White Gathen

2022 Kevin “Meatsy” Willette

2022 Chet Zabek

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