Results for "Trumpet"

Jaimie Branch

Born: June 17, 1983

Jaimie Branch was an American jazz trumpeter and composer.

Branch was born in Huntington, New York, on June 17, 1983. She started playing trumpet at age nine. At age 14, she moved to Wilmette, a suburb of Chicago.  She attended the New England Conservatory of Music.

After graduating, Branch moved back to Chicago, working as a musician, organizer, and sound engineer on the local music scene, including with Jason Ajemian (on The Art of Dying, 2006), Keefe Jackson's Project Project (on Just Like This, 2007), Tim Daisy's New Fracture Quartet (on 1000 Lights, 2008), Anton Hatwich, and Ken Vandermark. She performed in Chicago and New York with her trio Princess, Princess, with bassist Toby Summerfield and drummer Frank Rosaly, in trios with Tim Daisy and Daniel Levin,[6] Matt Schneider, and Jason Adasiewicz,  and with Chris Velkommen and Sam Weinberg. Together with Jason Stein, Jeb Bishop, and Jason Roebke, she founded the band Block and Tackle.[citation needed] She played on five albums between 2006 and 2008.

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Jared T Hall

Born: May 1, 1985

Trumpeter, composer and educator Jared Hall hails from Spokane, Washington. He studied at Whitworth University, the Indiana University Jacobs School Of Music and the University Of Miami’s Frost School Of Music, where he received the degree Doctor of Musical Arts in 2015. His primary teachers include Terence Blanchard, Joey Tartell, Dan Keberle, Whit Sidener, David Baker and Brian Lynch, under whom he pursued his doctoral studies. Hall is the winner of the 2013 National Trumpet Competition – Jazz Division, and has performed and recorded with Paquito D’Rivera, Bob Hurst, John Daversa, Arturo Sandoval, Maria Schneider, Vincent Herring, Peter Erskine, Dave Liebman, Alan Pasqua, Brian Lynch, Ira Sullivan, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Terence Blanchard, Rick Margitza, Wycliffe Gordon, David Binney, Johnny Mathis, George Benson, Gloria Estefan, Fred Hersch, Shelly Berg, the South Florida Jazz Orchestra, and the Frost Concert Jazz Band.

Tyr Morris

As leader of Perfect Pitch Project, Tyr has stepped out front to boldly explore his musical ideas through the medium of jazz for the past decade after years of preparation as a sideman and freelance artist. A student of renowned trumpeters Eddie Allen and the late Jim Rotondi, whether on flugelhorn or solo trumpet, his smooth tonality and minimalist colorings reflect the styles of legendary musical influences Miles Davis, Clifford Brown, Lee Morgan, and Roy Hargrove. With continued devotion to his craft and hard work, Tyr continues to grow as an artist while surrounded by the talented musicians within his ensemble.

Dan Jonas

A trumpeter, composer, and educator, Dr. Daniel Jonas is currently Assistant Professor of Music at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, where he directs the Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combos, and teaches all jazz curriculum. A native of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Dr. Jonas received his D.M.A. in Jazz Studies from the University of Colorado in 2013. He also holds a Master's in Jazz Studies from DePaul University (2005) and a Bachelor's in Trumpet Performance from the University of New Mexico (2003). He performs regularly in the Salt Lake City area with the Night Star Jazz Orchestra and the gypsy jazz band Hot House West, in addition to leading his own groups

Emily Denison

Emily Denison is a trumpet player in Toronto's jazz and creative music scenes. She is a recent graduate of the University of Toronto's Faculty of Music, where she earned her Bachelor of Music in Jazz Performance with honours. She can be heard in Toronto and beyond with Ken Aldcroft’s Convergence Ensemble, the Nick Fraser New Quartet, Bellwether4, and in many spontaneous and freelance performances. She recently released a cassette of solo trumpet music, entitled "Kindred" on Hamilton's HAVN label. Emily can be heard on the both of the U of T 12tet's releases, "Rebirth" (2013) and "Trillium Falls" (2016).

Vivek Patel

Born: February 6, 1986

Jeff Gottwig

Born: November 25, 1955

Jeff Gottwig, a native of the pacific northwest, began his music career on trumpet at eight years of age. In addition to being a student director, his high school experience included concert band, marching band, orchestra, jazz band, and membership in the six time world champion Santa Clara Vanguard drum and bugle corps. He entered the U.S. Army in 1974, serving as a trumpet player/soloist with the 9th Infantry Division Band, Fort Lewis, Washington, the 298th Army Band, Berlin, Germany and the U.S. Army Band Europe, Heidelberg, Germany. After leaving the military in 1980 he moved to Minnesota where he studied at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, receiving his Associates degree in jazz history and performance, and the Bachelor of Science degree in music education, graduating with honors, and completed his Masters in Music Education at the University of St

Steve Enos

Trumpeter Steve Enos serves as Director of Jazz Studies at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) in Cleveland, OH. Steve earned his Bachelor's Degree in Professional Music with a Jazz Performance Emphasis from the Berklee College of Music and his Master's in Music Education from the University of Akron. He also directs the award winning Tri-C JazzFest High School All-Stars and Tri-C JazzFest Summer with the Jazz Masters Program. Steve is a member of the Ernie Krivda Fat Tuesday Big Band and Omnibus Orchestra, Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, and performs in the Playhouse Square Orchestra for their Broadway Series

Satchmo Simms