July 17, 2025–Hosea London / Excelsior Band

Hosea London, leader and manager of the Excelsior Band, is a graduate
of Mississippi Valley State University with a B. S. in Music Education. He
pursued additional studies at Delta State University. Mr. London retired
from the Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental
Retardation and the Moss Point (MS) School System as a band teacher.
He has taught private music lessons in Mobile and Huntsville, AL, grant
programs in Pensacola, FL and the Memphis (TN) City School System.
He is currently the music director for The Jazz Studio, a bi-weekly
program teaching and exposing youth to jazz from the Greater Mobile
area. Hosea’s total existence is related to his love for music. He has
played along the Gulf Coast and Southeast United States. He has been
a member consistently since 1975.