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Alan Gaumer

Jazz Trumpeter, Composer

About Me

Alan Gaumer has been playing trumpet since 1958. As a young trumpeter he appeared on many national television shows including “the Ted Mack Amateur Hour”. As featured Jazz trumpeter in US Navy Show Bands, he performed in over 70 countries throughout Europe, Africa, Asia and South America.

He was jazz trumpet artist/lecturer @ Moravian College,and served as director of the College’s Jazz Fusion Ensemble for over 25 yuears. He was very active in local jazz education adjudicating regularly at regional school jazz festivals. Several of his students won positions in the prestigious Pennsylvania State High School Jazz Band.

Alan performed with several ensembles. In retirement he still performs with the Quintet- Co-op Bop and in duet with Robin Bryan (Body and Soul). In addition he free-lances in a number of varied musical genres from Dixieland to R & B.

Alan was the founder of and Artistic Director of the Lehigh Valley based, non-profit organization: The Pennsylvania Jazz Collective. Its mission- “to educate and expose community members of all ages to the richness, the history, and the diversity of American jazz”. Over a period of 8 years, Alan produced and directed seven (7) November Jazz Series, five (5) PAJAZZ Idol programs, three (3) major jazz festivals and - numerous jazz education programs.

He has performed with a “Who’s Who” list of jazz personalities. A short list includes Randy Brecker, Bill Goodwin, Tony Marino, Craig Kastelnik, Nelson Hill, Tom Kozic, Jerry Weldon, Dave Leonhardt, Tom Schuman, Paul Rostock, Neil Wetzel, Bill Washer, Matt Vashlishan, Al Cohn, Tom Harrell, Urbie Green, Bill Watrous, Bob Dorough and more.

As a young trumpeter he played with the big bands of: Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey & Harry James. From 2013 – 15 Alan was a member of the trumpet section of the Phil Woods Big Band and the COTA Festival Orchestra.

Relevant Professional Music History

1993 – 2018 Artist / Lecturer – Moravian Uuniversity RETIRED 2010 – 2018 Executive / Artistic Director- Pennsylvania Jazz Collective 1993 – 2023 Member Duo – Body & Soul 1984 – 2023 Leader & Librarian CO-OP BOP JAZZ SEXTET 2001 – 2005 Band Instrument Manager - Paynter Music Stroudsburg, Pa, 1995 – 2001 Band Instrument Manager - Dave Phillips M & S Allentown, Pa. 1992 – 1995 Band Instrument Manager - Kempfer Music Bethlehem, Pa. 1988 – 1992 Jazz Leader House Band – Acorn Hotel Allentown, Pa. 1985 - 1988 Trumpet House Band - Woodlands Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 1983 - 1985 Leader & Trumpet - Fernwood Resort Bushkill, Pa. 1982 - 1983 Leader Trumpet - Hilton Hotel Allentown, Pa. 1980 - 1982 Military service (see below) 1974 - 1980 Performing Artist (US) groups include: Kato, PF & the Flyer, AG Quartet, Harry James, Glenn Miller & Tommy Doresy 1969 - 1974 Military Service (see below)

Recording credits (a short list) 2017 Executive Producer “Celebration Sax Quartet (Phil Woods Works for Sax) 2016 Trumpet & Percussion- Co-Producer CO-OP BOP “Unlimited” 2014 Trumpet “Cowboys & Capes” ( A Neil Wetzel Project” 2012 Trumpet “Winter Wonderland” A PAJAZZ Production 2010 Trumpet “Introducing” the Moravian Faculty 2009 Trumpet “In Time” Gary Rissmiler & June Thomas 2008 Trumpet “One To Go' Original Compositions 2005 Trumpet “Co-op Bop” Co-op Bop Quintet 1995 Trumpet & Vocal “Caught In The Web” Rob Stonebach Big Band

Awards PCA – Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Composition Grant Pennsylvania Artist in Residence Mayfair Artist in Residance

Military Service 1970 – 1973 US Navy European Show Band (Featured soloist) toured, Europe, North & East Africa, Middle East Asia , Vietnam & Thailand 1973 – 1974 US Naval Academy Band (Featured Soloist 1980 – 1982 US Navy Show Band (Featured soloist) toured South America, Carribean & West Africa)

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My Jazz Story

I love jazz because...it is a true life long art I was first exposed to jazz...in third grade I met [musician name]... Fred Ruth The best show I ever attended was... Hard to say. I do not agree with terms like the "best", etc. The first jazz record I bought was... the Best Of Cannonball Adderly My advice to new listeners... Keep listening and practice what you hear. Or whatever else you have in mind.

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