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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee State University band is celebrating its 75th anniversary with an invite to the Rose Bowl Parade in California.

The Tennessee State University’s band, also known as the ‘Aristocrat of Bands,’ was one of only four universities to be invited to participate in the parade in 2020. 

However, the pandemic caused the parade to be canceled.

This year, the Aristocrat of Bands will perform in the parade on New Year’s Day.

According to the news release, the band’s visit to the west coast will also include scheduled performances at Disneyland, the California African American Museum, and a half-time show for the Los Angeles Lakers in the Staple Center.

Located in Pasadena, California, the Rose Parade is an annual parade to mark the start of the Rose Bowl Game, one of the country’s biggest bowl games in college football.