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Al Hood and the H2 Sextet: Jazz Muses
by Nicholas F. Mondello
There's something fascinating about the word inspire." We know from Latin that the word derives from inspirare, meaning to breathe" or blow into." It is the perfect theme as presented for trumpeter Al Hood and the H2 Sextet's terrific album, Jazz Muses. Not only is Hood inspired by his Jazz Muses, but his blowing here takes inspiration full-circle. It is an enthralling and highly inspired work. Well-known in trumpet and jazz education circles, Hood is also a ...
read more"Just a Little Taste," the Debut CD from Denver-Based Trumpeter/Educator Al Hood, Due February 17
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Terri Hinte Publicity
A masterful trumpeter with a wide range of experience in the jazz, classical, and academic arenas, Al Hood has previously recorded and/or performed with the Phil Collins Big Band, Curtis Fuller, and orchestras led by Ray Charles, Arturo Sandoval, and Richie Cole. He's a longtime member of the eclectic, classically oriented Denver Brass as well as its offshoot Aries Brass Quintet. And since 1999 he's been a full-time tenured Associate Professor of Trumpet at the University of Denver's Lamont School ...
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