Results for "Trumpet"

Yngvil Vatn Guttu

Norwegian—born musician and composer Yngvil is a spirited, multi-talented stage performer and band leader. Yngvil plays the trumpet, acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards and willow flute—a Norwegian overtone instrument - and occasionally breaks into song... Yngvil composes and produces music in many styles and genres. Her works for bands, orchestra, choir, theater, film, radio and TV have been performed and broadcast on 4 continents. (Still waiting for that invite from Australia). At their heart, all of her compositions are simple songs, with strong melodies and original harmonic structures

Josh Shpak

“I love connecting with people,” says young trumpeter, Josh Shpak. “Whether they be teenagers or your grandma, if I can see that they’re feeling the music, I’m happy.” This breaking of generational gaps has become somewhat of a habit for the 21-year-old Berklee College of Music student. With a rich style evident of influences from classic jazz to electronica, Shpak has made himself a wanted commodity in the music world. This cross-generational quality has launched a career playing with jazz heavy-weights, such as Cedar Walton and Jimmy Heath, soul legends Tower of Power, and young cross-over innovators like Esperanza Spalding, Christian Scott and John Daversa

Corey Swinderman

Born: September 26, 1956

Corey Swinderman Bio Born Sept. 26, 1956. Dover High School. Diploma; 1975. U.S. Navy-1975-1987 Attended U.S. Navy School of Music Completing and graduating from the Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Courses. Official U.S. Navy Show Band 26 piece show group. Lead trumpet, musical arranger /composer and assistant show director. Toured in more than 30 countries throughout South America and Europe performing public shows as well as honors and dinner dance music for Presidents, mayors and various local dignitaries. While in the U.S. Navy, I was honored to play with Doc Severinsen and arranged music for a show headlined by Bob Hope

Marcus A. Hampton

Born: 1946

Veteran trumpet player and composer Marcus Hampton, who is a nephew of Slide Hampton and a cousin of Lionel Hampton, recently released his debut recording that features 12 of his jazz originals. The title of his release is Hampton House of Jazz (ARC-2543). The title comes from the jazz club that Hampton and his family had opened and operated for a time in Florida before relocating to the Denver area. Featuring top players: Keith Oxman, Tom Ball, Pat Bianchi, Ken Walk, Todd Reid and Wendy Fopeano, the recording remains grounded in the swinging styles of Art Blakey,Freddie Hubbard and Slide Hampton. About Marcus Hampton A native of Indianapolis, Indiana, Mr

Thomas Johansson

Born: March 24, 1983

Thomas was born and raised in Skien, Telemark. With a bachelor degree from the University of Stavanger, and Masters from The Norwegian Academy of Music, he is a part of the strong young Norweigan jazz elite. He has done extensive touring in Scandinavia, Europe, Japan and USA, with both his own projects and as a sideman in several other bands. His main project is Cortex, which is a quartet consisting of Thomas, Kristoffer Alberts, Ola Høyer and Gard Nilssen. Cortex is a Norwegian band which plays enerergetic jazz of the finest brand. With over one hundred live perfomances and four highly acclaimed albums, they position themselves as one of the strongest additions to the Norwegian jazz scene. He is also a part of several distinctive bands and projects, including his own record label Tammtz Records which was established April 2016

Thomas H. Kieren

Born: July 23, 1941

Comes from Milwaukee Wisconsin. Attended Marquette U High, Holy Cross College and University of Chicago. Studied under Vernon Clauer and Sam Holdorff in Milwaukee while playing first trumpet in dance and marching bands including the Milwaukee Elks Club Youth Band. Similarly at Holy Cross and also co founded the Worcester Community Youth Band. Directed the newly create band at St. George's College during a teaching assignment there in Jamaica, W.I. following college. Currently the Director of the Jefferson Jazz-Swing Sextet in Oak Ridge, NJ playing mostly 40s to70s jazz and swing music for community, church, library and commercial events - at various night clubs

Alex Rivera

Born: August 9, 1974

lex Rivera hails from a musical family. His stepfather, Danny Hollis, was a local jazz musician who played piano and trombone with the late Tommy Loy's Upper Dallas Jazz Band. It was at an early age that Alex became interested in music. He wanted to play trombone like his dad but his arms were too short, so he ended up starting on cornet. He continued to play it until he was 13, when Mr. Loy gave him a Getzen Doc Severinsen as his first trumpet. Later, he was able to study with local professionals and educators such as Rodney Booth, Lyman Brodie, and Luis Martinez. As much as he focused on the classical end of trumpet playing, it was during high school that he started to develop a taste for jazz

Paul Dietrich

Born: May 23, 1988

Paul Dietrich is a Midwest-based trumpet player, composer and educator striving to make music that synthesizes the sounds of classic and modern jazz, Western classical music, folk, progressive rock and other diverse genres. The Chicago-based Paul Dietrich Quintet was formed in 2012 as a vehicle for its leader's small group writing, and maintains an active performance schedule in Chicago and throughout the Midwest. The group has released two albums. Focus, released in 2017 on ears&eyes Records, was called “refreshingly unique” and “captivating” by the Chicago Jazz Magazine, and led stereogum.com to describe the band as “masters of modern jazz as a language.” The group's debut album, We Always Get There, was released in 2014, and prompted allaboutjazz.com to state in a four-star review that with “this superbly imaginative and cohesive recording, Dietrich proves himself an apt bandleader, an exceptional composer and a superlative performer.” JazzinMadison.org praised the album as “uniquely introspective” and OnMilwaukee.com stated that “it implies wisdom, experience and emotion that couldn't possibly be contained in a 20-something's wheelhouse.” The Quintet's lineup, unchanged since its inception, includes some of the best young talent in the Chicago area: saxophonist Dustin Laurenzi, pianist Paul Bedal, bassist Tim Ipsen and drummer Andrew Green. Lately, Paul has been earning acclaim as a composer

Tom Gershwin

Tom Gershwin is a trumpeter, composer, and bandleader living in Vermont.

As a performer, Tom has shared the stage with Chris Potter, Jon Batiste, Art Lande, Greg Gisbert, Stefon Harris, Lenny Picket, The Temptations, The Revivalists, Father John Misty, Devotchka, One Republic, Opiuo, Leftover Salmon, Jayme Stone, and Portugal. The Man.

“Our Season” is Tom's most recent album, which was awarded funding by Pathways to Jazz.  All original music for sextet explores the balance between well crafted compositions and freedom of expression.  His other two albums “Sweet Pastimes”, and “Live at Mighty Fine” have received critical acclaim and international radio play.
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Tom's early professional career began in the United States Army Band, where he performed for 3 years across the Pacific Northwest and Japan.  He then received his degrees in Jazz Performance from CU Boulder (Undergraduate) and NYU (Master’s).  During his time at NYU he studied with John Scofield, Kenny Werner, Drew Gress, and brass guru Laurie Frink.

Walter White

Walter White has been an in-demand trumpet player for over 30 years. He's played live and in the studio with many of the top names in the industry, is a band leader, educator, commissioned composer, arranger, studio owner, engineer, and music producer. Walter is noted for his rich sound, precision, and range on trumpet and flugelhorn. Known for quick turn-around time in the studio, effortless sight-reading, thinking quickly on feet, creating arrangements on the spot, finding solutions. Currently lead trumpet for Mahattan Jazz Orchestra directed by David Matthews, past associations includes the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Arturo Sandoval, Mingus Big Band, Bob James, The Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and Maynard Ferguson. Walter's groups include Walter White & Small Medium @ Large, The Walter White Jazz Quartet, The Beige Trio (with guitarist Steve Brown), Atlantic Bridge, IFUNU (jazz fusion). Walter is Yamaha Artist and Clinician and has held master classes at leading schools across the united States and abroad, most recently at the International trumpet Guild, Conservatorio Superior de Música de La Coruña (Spain), and as Artist-in-residence at Rutgers University. As a studio owner, composer, and arranger, Walter has produced, recorded, and written music for a wide variety of projects from woodwind quartets to big band to full symphony orchestra