In The Pocket is a student/adult collaborative ensemble at Durham Academy in Durham, NC. Founded in our most recent iteration in 2003 by a group of gifted and eager Upper School students with Physics teacher and erstwhile club musician Herb Lamb, the group specializes in many forms of 20th- and 21st-century popular music. ITP is unique in the relationship between its talented students and their adult collaborators/coaches. ITP plays multiple shows in and around the DA community throughout the year. Most of our concerts are benefit performances—ITP helps raise approx. $4000 each year for various charitable causes. This past year, we added a show in downtown Durham as part of a movement towards greater community involvement, a direction we hope to continue in the coming years. Durham Academy is an independent, coeducational day school with 1,162 students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12, and welcomes students of any race, creed, color or national origin. The school annually awards over $1,800,000 in need-based financial aid.