Results for "Trumpet"

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

John Dodge

Born: February 17, 1955

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Scott Dickinson

Born: October 19, 1984

Trumpeter/Composer Scott Dickinson is a doctoral candidate in the Studio Music and Jazz Department at The University of Miami's Frost School of Music. He also is the recipient of a Master's Degree in Jazz Composition from DePaul University, and a Bachelor's in Jazz Studies from the University of North Florida. As a performer, Scott has had the opportunity to share the stage with celebrated artists such as Marc Broussard, Michael Feinstein, and Mason Bates. He has also been a finalist in several performance competitions including the National Trumpet Competition, The International Trumpet Guild Competition, and the Chicago Union League Jazz Competition

Seiki Yukimoto

Born: July 6, 1963

Seiki "Yuki" Yukimoto is an internationally acclaimed trumpet and quena play with a forty year career marked by sold out shows and collaborations with prominent musicians.  In addition to his original recorded compostions, Mr Yukimoto has written music for and appeared in several movies including the award winning  "Chasing Train."

After spending his early adult years on the lower east side of New York City playing at local clubs incluging the original Knitting Factory with his mentor and bandmate legendary trumpeter Don Cherry, Mr. Yukimoto returned to Osaka Japan with a renewed musical vision. His inspiration led him to form the  successful group Soulbleed.  He and the band released four critically acclaimed live albums and are famous for their improvisational style and the passion they infuse into each performance.

Heikki Koskinen