Results for "Trumpet"

Paul Edmonds

Born: March 27, 1968

Paul Edmonds was born in 1968 and grew up in Bournemouth, England. By the age of 16 he was playing with respected South Coast groups. He progressed to the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, during which time he won First Prize in the International Trumpet Guild’s Jazz Improvisation Competition held at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club. He then entered the Guildhall School of Music, graduating in 1989. After two years on the London jazz scene playing clubs with Jean Toussaint, Julian Argüelles, Cleveland Watkiss, Clark Tracey and Loose Tubes, he spent some time in Australia where he worked as a composer and led his own band in Sydney. On his return to England he led his own Quintet at Ronnie Scott’s on a number of occasions and as a member of the Mike Westbrook Orchestra was a featured trumpet soloist on the 1996 “Bar Utopia” album. Since 1997 he has worked principally as a composer and teacher, spending his time in the recording studio and performing his music in front of live studio audiences.

Eric Bolvin

Born: April 10, 1961

“The smooth jazz trumpet idiom has been the stronghold of Ric Braun, Greg Adams, Chris Botti and, in its earliest iterations, Miles Davis and Herb Alpert. With Workin' It,, Bolvin shows he has the goods to stand with those commercially better-known players.” ~Nick Mondello All About Jazz.com “This disc contains an outstanding variety of compelling music, and it will be Eric Bolvin’s breakout project! WORKIN’ IT is a hit. Highly recommended!” ~Sandy Shore, Smooth Jazz.com “Bolvin is one hot player, drawing from the inspiration of the trumpet’s masters and turning it into his own sound

Orbert Davis

Born: March 8, 1960

Trumpeter, composer Orbert Davis is co-founder, conductor and artistic director of CHICAGO JAZZ PHILHARMONIC, a 55+ piece jazz-symphonic orchestra dedicated to multi-genre projects. Orbert is also clinical associate professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Winner of the 1995 Cognac Hennessy National Jazz Search, Orbert was chosen one of Chicago Tribune's "1995 Arts People of the Year". Chicago Magazine named him "Y2k Best Trumpeter in Chicago" and "Chicagoan of the Year for 2002". Along with his business partner Mark Ingram, Orbert owns and operates ORBARK PRODUCTIONS. Their credits include projects for Atlantic, Capitol, CBS, Epic, MCA, the Warner Brothers record labels and several feature films

DT Swing Band

DT Swing Band with: Daniel Thentz (trumpet) Marc Ueter (Piano) Gilbert Gubler (bass) Gianni Solinas (drums) Available for jazz gigs in Switzerland Contact: [email protected]

Thad Franklin

Born: October 29, 1975

Thaddus Jacob Franklin is regarded as one of the most prominent young trumpet players in Chicago. He began formal music studies at the age of 10. At this time, Thad exhibited a serious aptitude for music and a desire to draw upon his creative side. In his first year of playing, he was principal trumpet in the school band and began working with a wide variety of people in the Central Illinois music community. During high school, Franklin auditioned for a position in the Central Illinois Youth Symphony and played a major role in its trumpet section throughout the early ‘90s. After graduating from high school, he enrolled in the Music Department at Illinois State University

Alex Nguyen

Born: January 22, 1985

Since arriving in New York, trumpeter Alex Nguyen has been establishing himself for his distinctive lyrical and melodic style. The Savannah, Georgia native has garnered praise for his independent projects, including the nine-piece Jazz Conceptions Orchestra, for which he arranges much of the material. While his work as a soloist, bandleader, and arranger has caught the attention of critics, Alex has also been noticed by fellow musicians, appearing with such groups as the Cannonball Adderley Legacy Band, the Curtis Fuller Quintet, and the Celebration of Lionel Hampton; and one of his compositions “The First Year” was featured on NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron’s album The Traveler

Andre Canniere

Born: February 20, 1978

Andre Canniere is an acclaimed trumpet player, composer and educator currently based in London. Originally from the US, Canniere spent the first five years of his career in New York City where he worked with artists such as Maria Schneider and Darcy James Argue. Canniere has toured widely throughout the United States and Europe with performances at Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, Birdland, the London Jazz Festival, The Hague Jazz Festival and the Rochester International Jazz Festival. Since his arrival in the UK, Canniere’s profile has been steadily rising, both as a solo artist and a collaborator

Dave Douglas

Born: March 24, 1963

Dave Douglas is a prolific trumpeter, composer, and educator from New York City known for the stylistic breadth of his work, the lyricism and wide-ranging curiosity of his music, and for keeping a diverse set of ensembles and projects active simultaneously.

His unique contributions to improvised music have garnered distinguished recognition, including a Doris Duke Artist Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, an Aaron Copland award, and two Grammy Award nominations. Douglas’ career spans more than 60 unique original recordings as a leader and more than 500 published works. His current ensembles include the Dave Douglas Quintet; Sound Prints, a band co-led with saxophonist Joe Lovano; Gifts Trio, with guitarist Rafiq Bhatia and drummer Ian Chang; Gifts Quintet, adding saxophonist James Brandon Lewis and cellist Tomeka Reid to the trio; OVERCOME, with vocalists Fay Victor and Camila Meza and instrumentalists Ryan Keberle, Jorge Roeder, and Rudy Royston; and If There Are Mountains, a sextet with pianist & co-leader Elan Mehler featuring haiku and poetry from vocalist Dominique Eade. Douglas is often engaged in special projects which include big bands, tributes, and multi-trumpet ensembles, such as Dizzy Atmosphere: Dizzy Gillespie at Zero Gravity.

Bill Averbach

Born: March 18, 1953

Bill Averbach is a seasoned musician with over 30 years of professional music experience. He has performed worldwide and recorded with many well known recording artists not just in the jazz genre, but world-beat, classical, folk, country, rock, and blues genres. He has recorded with many well known songwriters and taken an active role in the development of many emerging new artists. His experience with audiences extends beyond just performance. As a music specialist and lecturer Bill is comfortable speaking to a small room or a large audience exhibiting his candid and comfortable style as a communicator. Studied trumpet with Sigmund Hering for eight years and then with Tony Marchione through high school

Neil Stalnaker

Born: February 6, 1959

Tokyo-based trumpet player Neil Stalnaker has been living and working in Japan since 1998. While living in Tokyo, Neil has been performing, recording and touring with a number of musicians such as Makoto Kuriya, Takeshi Ito, Tommy Campbell, Mark Tourian, Yuichi Inoue, Angela Stribling, and many, many others. Prior to the move to Japan, Neil was living in New York. During the 1980's, he was trumpet soloist with the U.S. Navy's Premier Big Band, "The Commodores". In the '90's, after recovering from major throat cancer he toured Russia and and performed in Europe (Montreux Jazz Festival) with his own bands