. . . . . . . . "A member of the NEC faculty since 1988, Banacos became a legendary teacher whose students included such musicians as Mike Stern, Danilo Perez, Regina Carter, Sofia Koutsovitis, Wayne Krantz, Jeff Berlin, Garry Dial, Gerard D???Angelo, Vic Juris, Daryl Rhodes, Stephen Page, Michael Brecker, Jerry Bergonzi, Marilyn Crispell, John Novello, Bruce Arnold, Leni Stern, Rachel Z, Jeff Golub, and Frank Sin" . . . .