Results for "Trumpet"

Satish Robertson

Born: August 18, 1980

Satish Robertson is a multifaceted trumpeter, composer, and producer whose powerful and soulful sound resonates across a spectrum of musical genres, from jazz and gospel to hip-hop, R&B, funk, electronica, and blues. As a critic wrote concerning Satish's performances at the 2025 Krakow Summer Jazz Fest: "His playing is characterized by fire, sophistication, and unpredictability."

A Jersey City native now residing in Brooklyn, Satish’s musical journey began with the piano, but he was ultimately captivated by the trumpet, upon hearing the music of Miles Davis. His talent was honed under the guidance of renowned trumpeters such as the late Rob Henke, the legendary Ted Curson, Jeremy Pelt, and Dr. Eddie Henderson, leading him to develop a distinct and bold voice on his instrument.

Lewis Barnes

Born: May 21, 1955

I'm most directly influenced on my instrument by Miles Davis, Kenny Dorham, Booker Little, and Thad Jones. I create music with bassist William Parker's critically acclaimed quartet (which includes Rob Brown on saxophone and Hamid Drake on drums), The Raining On The Piano Group, which adds pianist Eri Yamamoto and vocalist Leena Conquest to the quartet. Also, I'm in the The Little Huey Orchestra, and The Inside The Songs of Curtis Mayfield project (with Amiri Baraka, Leena Conquest, Darryl Foster, Sabir Mateen, and Dave Burrell). I also contribute my trumpet to Greg Tate's collective Burnt Sugar, which includes a host of tremendous and outstanding musicians

Rich Johnson

One of the bold new experimentalists in New York City, northern Minnesota born trumpeter Rich Johnson explores a mix of trumpet, acoustic guitar and piano with laptop glitch, sampling, and musique concrète. Blending his many influences-including Bob Dylan, Don Cherry, Low, Kenneth Gaburo, Jimmy Giufffre, Fugazi-in creating Up the Turret Mil, his first solo release.

The fourth release on Eivind Opsvik’s Loyal Label, Up the Turret Mil is a collection of eleven generously diverse tracks. Many of the songs began as experiments with laptop and electronic-acoustic treatments on the trumpet. A vast majority of the sounds throughout the recording are sculpted out of Johnson’s sampled trumpet playing.

Starting quietly, the album smolders over the opening two tracks

Jimmy Smith - Trumpet

Born: December 26, 1976

Detroit based trumpeter, composer, and arranger Jimmy Smith is among the most sought after musicians in the Midwest. He holds a Masters degree in jazz performance from The Aaron Copland School of Music, and is an alumnus of The Berklee College of Music as well as Wayne State University. Also a music educator, Jimmy has held numerous artists in residence positions in the NYC public schools. He is the director of the “Summer Rocks” and “Jazz Experience” programs at the Detroit School of Rock and Pop music, and is a certified music teacher in Michigan. In addition to being a member of The Motor City Horns, he is also a member of The Paul Keller Orchestra, Bobby Streng’s House Big Band, and The Motor City Jazz Orchestra

David Longoria

Born: January 7, 1971

David bought his first trumpet on layaway at Ben's Loan, a local pawn shop in his hometown of Renton, Washington over the span of a year and a half of weekly payments.

– the price, $65 was  a sum “hard to raise in a hurry when you’re ten and poor,” he says.   Amazingly, he still plays the same gold plated trumpet to this day. The two have been on an amazing journey, starting every Sunday at church and including practicing every day of his childhood in his front yard. He still apologizes to his childhood neighbors.

Growing up in a family rich in love, yet financially challenged meant that David couldn't afford private lessons to learn the trumpet. The local Renton Salvation Army offered free music classes where David was taught how to read music and the fingerings for the trumpet. "I appreciate so much the loving mentorship of the officers there, Brigadeers Charles and Edith Bennett who gave freely of their time and teachings to lift me up and help me to learn music", David says, adding "to this day I still try to continue that spirit of giving, sharing with others by teaching young people to play and cherish music." David discovered he could earn money playing on a street corner in Seattle on weekends, which helped him learn to improvise and play hundreds of requested songs on the spot.

Gast Waltzing

Born: 1956

Gast Waltzing is a classic and jazz trumpeter, composer and producer. Born in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Waltzing defining passion has always been music. At the age of 7 he began his studies at the Conservatoire of Luxembourg, continued his classical training at the Conservatoire Royal de Brussels and completed his studies at the Conservatoire National Superior de Paris. He was named Professor of Trumpet at the Conservatoire of Luxembourg in 1982, and in 1986 founded the Jazz Department of which he remains the head. He has released tens of albums ranging from Classical to Jazz to Dance, notably his early jazz groups, “Atmosphere” and “Lifes Circle: and more recently his jazz group “Largo”, which is signed to Warner Bros

Ernie Hammes

Born: August 18, 1968

Ernest Hammes is a trumpet instrumentalist born on 18th August 1968 in Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg Grand-Duchy. He began to play trumpet at the Conservatory Esch/Alzette in Luxembourg, then at the Conservatory Metz in France and completed his studies at the Manhattan School of Music, New York. His teachers were Joel Sand, Lew Soloff, Claudio Roditi... As a classical trumpeter he has performed with the BBC Wales Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Luxembourg, Orchestre Symphonique et Lyrique Nancy, Kosice Chamber Orchestra, Latvian Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, Trio project with Paul Mootz and Carlo Hommel performing new works for that ensemble. As a jazz musician he has performed with Paul Anka, Youssou N’Dour, Chaka Khan, The Supremes, Diane Schuur, Maynard Ferguson & Big Bop Nouveau, The Dizzy Gillespe All Stars, The Duke Ellington Orchestra, Carla Bley & Steve Swallow Big Band, Brussels Jazz Orchestra, Slide Hampton, James Moody, Randy Brecker, Lew Soloff, Claudio Roditi, Bob Mintzer, Dave Liebman, Amina Figarova, Idris Muhammad, Claude Bolling, Bleschchaden, Joe Roccisano, Occisano Nonet, Frank Nimsgern, Europool Jazz Orchestra, Manhattan School of Music Jazz Orchestra, Ernie Hammes Group, Bob Mintzer... He has been also lead-trumpet with the Manhattan School of Music Jazz Orchestra featuring Michael and Randy Brecker, Claudio Roditi, Bobby Shew, Frank Foster, Frank Wess and Jon Hendricks. Ernie has played in many clubs, venues, festivals in France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Finland, England, Greece, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, Canada and USA

Brandon Lee

Born: January 14, 1983

As the youngest faculty member in the jazz studies program at The Juilliard School, Brandon Lee is committed to preserving the integrity of America’s uniquely original art form, jazz. Brandon has toured the world presenting his hard-swinging, soulful and progressive music to captive audiences. As an artist for Wren/Tang Studios, Brandon has recently released his debut album, “From Within” to critical acclaim. With praise ranging from Jazziz Magazine to jazz master Benny Golson, His style has been described as “a rare combination of power and subtlety” and as “playing from the deepest grotto of your heart’s core.” Born in 1983 in Houston, Texas, Brandon is the middle child in a musical family of three siblings

Gregory Rivkin

Born: August 31, 1976

Jazz artist and trumpeter Gregory Rivkin is definitely on his way to becoming one of the most tasteful, creative and distinctive instrumental improvisers. Russian-born Israeli, Gregory Rivkin was introduced to jazz when a family member “hipped” him to recordings by Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, and John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie. Today, stepping into the phase of artistic maturity, Rivkin’s playing reflects not only academic knowledge of musical traditions but also broader influences from modern jazz. He maintains a fresh open-minded approach towards the creative process of performance and improvisation. His unique talent, sense of swing, compositional skills, and virtuosity present a genuine portrait of the ideal jazz musician. From the moment he plays his first note, this capacity can be heard and noticed. The International Trumpet Guild Journal notes Rivkin’s “extremely flawless technique” and describes his improvisational style as “lyrical, nicely flowing and hard-swinging melodic lines very reminiscent of Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan and Woody Shaw.” After hearing Mr. Rivkin play, jazz legend Lou Donaldson compared Gregory’s creativity and facility to the musical quality of his fellow trumpeter, jazz icon Clifford Brown. On his way to international acclaim as a performer and educator, Rivkin has appeared not only on the stage of prestigious U.S. venues such as Carnegie Hall, Blue Note, and The Hollywood Bowl but also at music festivals and master classes in Europe and the Middle East. Gregory won several national and international competitions in both jazz and classical disciplines. His selected sideman credentials include working with Elvin Jones Jazz Machine, Ray Charles Memorial Band, Mingus Big-Band, Johnny Griffin, Benny Golson and collaborations with veterans of such caliber as: Don Braden, Harvie S, Ralph La-Lama, Vic Juris, Onage Allan-Gumbs, to name only a few.

Scott Tinkler

Australian trumpeter Scott Tinkler has been performing professionally since 1983 and is well known for his many brilliant incarnations as an ensemble player, recording and touring with such groups as the Australian Art Orchestra, Mark Simmonds Freeboppers, The Paul Grabowsky Quintet and The Dale Barlow Quintet as well as with international artists such as Mark Helias, Joe Lovano, Betty Carter, Branford Marsalis, Han Bennink, Billy Harper, Arthur Blythe, Cindy Blackman, Guru Kaaraikkudi Mani etc. It was, however, his debut as a bandleader in 1993 that really brought him to the attention of both the media and the public