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Jean Caze
Jean Caze is the runner up in the 2007 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Trumpet Competition. Although he is has studied the tradition, he chooses to move the music forward by drawing from and blending the many different genres that he loves..
About Me
Trumpeter/Composer/Educator
Winner of the 2006 International Trumpet Guild Jazz
Competition, and the 2004 National Trumpet Jazz Competition,
Jean Caze has emerged as one of today’s most exciting new
voices in jazz. At the age of twenty-seven Jean has performed
with the likes of Herbie Hancock, Najee, Arturo Sandoval ,
Roberta Flack, Al Jarreau, and George Duke to name a few.
While attending High School in 2000, Jean performed with the
legendary rock group “Chicago” live on NBC (while in High
School), and has opened for the Wynton Marsalis Quartet. Most
recently, the Haitian-born trumpeter won second place in the
2007 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition.
Jean began playing the trumpet at age nine and says, It took
three days to get any sound at all out of it. He went on to be
awarded scholarship after scholarship to attend some of the
country's top musical institutions, including the Julliard MAP
(Music Advancement Program) where he received his first formal
training and the Queens College CPSM (Center for Preparatory
Studies in Music) program.
Jean’s diverse musical abilities have won him numerous awards
and recognition, including a free trumpet from VH1’s Save the
Music program, and a chance to perform with the elite Grammy
High School Jazz Band during the 2000 Grammy Awards
ceremony.
One of Jean's many scholarships led him to the Manhattan
School of Music where he earned his Bachelor of Music degree
in Jazz Performance in 2004. In 2007, Jean earned his Masters
degree in music from Florida International University.
Jean has received abundant praise from critics, peers and jazz
enthusiasts alike who have taken to Jean's lyrical tone and
tasteful ideas. He has been hailed a True Improviser and even
compared to Miles Davis by fellow trumpet player Carl
Saunders. Though his roots are solidly planted in jazz, Jean can
flawlessly switch between genres.
In 2009, Jean went on tour with Atlantic recording artist, Laura
Izibor while freelancing in NYC with such groups as Roy
Hargrove’s Big Band. Currently, he is on tour with Michael
Bublé and working on completing his second CD.
www.jeancaze.com