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Richard Boulger

Trumpeter/composer Richard Boulger was born in North Adams, Massachusetts. At the age of 6 he was first introduced to the trumpet by his father, who was his first teacher and mentor and taught him the importance of expressing one's "heart and spirit" through the horn. At 18 he moved to Hartford, Connecticut where he enrolled at the Hartt School of Music and studied with alto saxophonist and Jazz master Jackie McLean. In 1996 he made his debut recording with his Hartt School associate, trombonist Steve Davis (The Moon Knows, Brownstone recordings). Richard continued his formal education, earning a Masters degree in 1997 from Rutgers University, where he studied with trumpet "guru" Professor William Fielder

Blues Twilight

By Richard Boulger

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2007
Track listing: The Eternal One; Blues Twilight; Letting Go; For Souls Past; Miss Sarah; A Flower For Mary; Perceptions; Have You Met Mr. Jones; Tears; The Other Side; From The Night; Time Flies.

Richard Boulger: Blues Twilight

by Jakob Baekgaard
November 15, 2007

Getting an endorsement from a living legend like Freddie Hubbard seems like a dream situation for every aspiring trumpeter and here it is, written out in bold types. Hubbard has written the liner notes for Richard Boulger's second recording as a leader, Blues Twilight, and he is more than thrilled about Boulger's playing, calling him “an ...