Results for "Trumpet"

Jamal Jones

Scott Bevins

Born: September

Arnetta Johnson

Young trumpeter on the rise, Arnetta Johnson is an aspiring musician from Camden, New Jersey. At the age of 13 Arnetta began playing trumpet under the instruction of Nasir Dickerson. While in her first year of playing she joined a group called the Little Jazz Giants led by Hassan Sabree. This group consisted of middle school students planning to pursue music as a career. During her time in the group she performed at various jazz festivals such as the Cape May Jazz Festival and the Tony Williams Jazz Festival. Doing so allowed Arnetta to gain a deeper understanding behind the discipline and importance of music

Ed Brainerd

Willie Bradley

Willie Bradley is a graduate of South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC where he earned a BS Degree in Music Education and Performance. Over the course of his career, Willie has played with jazz greats such as Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Frank Foster, Max Roach, Betty Carter and Nat Adderley. Willie came from the funk band Big Bertha and eventually formed the Willie Bradley Trio. Bradley and two other members: Cornell Young (drums) and Ted Ash (keyboards) went on to form Essential Elements and produce a successful, upscale event the first Saturday of every month in the ballroom of the Holiday Inn Bordeaux in Fayetteville, NC. Bradley had originally met Ted years earlier when the two were part of another group called The Package Band

Ronny Reed

Born: May 22, 1962

Ronny Reed Trumpeter, Vocalist, Band Director & Consummate Entertainer As a R&B/Contemporary and straight-ahead jazz trumpeter and vocalist, Ronny Reed performs before Kansas City audiences with his band Millennium. In recent years, his band has opened for noted jazz pianist Bob James and his ensemble FourPlay and has backed nationally acclaimed artists Roy Ayers, Ronnie Laws, Debra Laws, Bobbi Humphrey and Kevin Mahogany. A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Ronny started performing professionally at age 6 and was introduced to the stages of the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York and the legendary Howard Theater in Chicago, Illinois by his uncles, Gilbert, Alvis, Perry and Charles Moorer of the 70’s gold recording group “The Esquires” (Get On Up, Get Up and Get Away and Girls in the City) and as a member of the Moorer Brothers horn section. A student of jazz legend Freddie Hubbard, Ronny toured in the 80’s with the late, great Bobby “Rockin’ Robin” Dey and groups such as the original Coasters and the Manhattans

Aron Koos-Hutas

Aron Koos-Hutas is a Hungarian trumpet player, producer, songwriter. He began dealing with music at a young age and performed in various musical venues throughout his childhood. At the beginning he was inspired by Maurice Andre and chose the trumpet as his instrument. Now his trumpet playing is primarily inspired by the listening experiences of Clifford Brown, Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, Michael Jackson and the Earth, Wind and Fire. Aron received classical trumpet education at the Lajtha László Musical School from 1991 and at the Weiner Leo Classical Music Highschool from 1997

Gunhild Carling

Born: May 7, 1975

Swedish musical sensation Gunhild Carling is an internationally acclaimed superstar whose show is a can’t-miss event! Whether she’s singing favorite swinging jazz standards, playing one of many instruments (trumpet, trombone, harmonica, oboe, harp, flute, recorder, or jazz bagpipe!) or juggling and tap dancing, Gunhild’s sublime showmanship shines. And just wait for the finale – spoiler alert – she plays three trumpets at once! Carling competed as a celebrity dancer in Let’s Dance 2014 on TV4 placing third. Was also on Sweden’s Dancing with The Stars

Mark Pettey

Mark Pettey has performed on stages around the world for over 40 years. Originally trained in classical trumpet, he's been a member of several symphony orchestras, played on TV specials for Ringling Brothers Circus, toured as keyboardist for the Marshall Tucker Band (appearing in several of their music videos on CMT), performed on recordings for smooth jazz artists, appeared in concert with Frank Sinatra,Jr., Doc Severinsen, Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Jody Watley, Peabo Bryson, Johnny Mathis, Barry Manilow, and many others of note. Pettey was Asstistant Conductor of the Naples (FL) Jazz Orchestra for ten years, and with them recorded a CD that also featured the late jazz piano legend Kenny Drew, Jr

Kwame Hadi