Results for "Trumpet"

Ben Polcer

Ben Polcer (trumpet) grew up with the jazz. During the first 8 years of his life, his parents, Ed Polcer and jazz singer Judy Kurtz, owned Eddie Condon’s Jazz Club in New York, therfore, Ben said “that music has always been in my head”. In the early 2000’s, Ben helped found “Baby Soda”, a NYC jazz band that was made up of many different musicians at any given time, playing in parks, coffee houses and on street corners. The band was breaking new ground by taking their nostalgic music away from the usual classic jazz settings and finding new venues that attracted younger audiences

Theodore Curson

Born: June 3, 1935

Theodore "Ted" Curson (June 3, 1935 – November 4, 2012) was an American jazz trumpeter. He is perhaps best known for recording and performing with the Charles Mingus’ 1960 quartet which also included Eric Dolphy and Dannie Richmond. Curson was born in Philadelphia and became interested in playing trumpet after watching a newspaper salesman play a silver trumpet. His father, however, preferred that his son become an alto saxophone player like Louis Jordan. At 10 years old, Ted received his first trumpet and later went on to study at Granoff Musical Conservatory in Philadelphia

Klaus Werrner Pusch

Born: October 4, 1949

Klaus- Werner Pusch

Born: October 4, 1949

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Brownman Electryc Trio

BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO
:: Brownman Ali - electric trumpet
:: Sean Dennis - 6-string electric bass
:: Colin Kingsmore - drums
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— 2007 National Jazz Award “Electric Jazz Group of the Year”
— 2011 Trinidad High Commission citation: “Distinguished National"
— 2013, 2015, 2016 : 3x Toronto Independent Music Award winner
— 2014 International Independent Music Award winner
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“Awards are nice, naturally, but to dig what Brownman is doing, you’ve got to see him live. I had a chance to do just that over the summer when Brownman fronted his killer trio ..

Félix Rossy

Born: 1984

Felix Rossy is a musician born in Barcelona in 1994. He began playing music at the age of 7, when his father and many friends taught him in an intuitive and natural way, so he started playing rock music. He got interested in improvisation and other styles, but keeping the trumpet as primary instrument, he has played musicians among which Munir Hossn, R.J. Miller, Ben Street, Mark Turner, Chris Cheek, Ofri Nehemya, Gadi Lehavi or Mike Kanan. He has toured around europe and USA and he is always learning and trying to meet people that can make him grow, listen carefully and understanding the vibe. He likes to play any style of music but focusing on improvisation.

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Niran Dasika

Born: December 7, 1993

Born in Vancouver, Canada in 1993, Niran Dasika is an Australian trumpeter at home in a wide range of musical settings from the straight ahead to the avant-garde. Niran has performed at the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Tokyo Jazz Festival, Wangaratta Jazz Festival and TILDE New Music Festival as well as regular appearances at venues around Australia with bands including the Monash Art Ensemble, Movement 9, and his own projects. Niran completed his bachelor studies at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, studying with Australian jazz legends Paul Williamson, Scott Tinkler, Eugene Ball and Tony Gould

Mike Sailors

Mike Sailors has established himself as one of the most in-demand trumpeter’s on New York City’s thriving swing and traditional jazz scene. He has worked with Ralph Lalama, Orrin Evans and The Captain Black Big Band, James Langton and his New York All-Star Big Band, Baby Soda Jazz Band, The George Gee Swing Orchestra, The Dizzy’s Club All-Star Orchestra, The Hot Sardines and many other lesser-known, but nonetheless outstanding bands and instrumentalists in the NYC area. He’s also worked on and off Broadway in several pits, but most notably with the sell-out success Sleep No More, where he currently serves as the Music Director. A native of Charleston, SC, Mike Sailors began his musical training at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he studied with bassist Steve Haines and with jazz trumpet guru Rob Smith. After completing his degree in 2005, Sailors was asked to join the North Carolina Jazz Repertory Orchestra

Rodney Willis

Born: March 17, 1976

Native of Baltimore Maryland and started playing trumpet in highschool. Earned the nickname lildiz by fellow musicians in the area due to his emulation of his idol the great Dizzy Gillespie. He also plays a plethora of other genres of music such as blues, big band, R&B,Hip Hop and gospel.