Trumpet
BM, Manhattan School of Music. Lead trumpet and horn arranger: Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes, Allman Brothers Band; Beacon Theater Residency, 2003-2015. Co-founder, New York Horns. Lead trumpet: Donald Fagen New York Rock and Soul Revue, 1991-92; Hector Lavoe, 1986-88; Ray Barretto, 1981-1986. Touring: Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Celia Cruz, Marc Anthony, Illinois Jacquet Big Band, Little Kids Rock Gala House Band, Michael Bolton, Shadowland, S’Killit. Broadway: Movin’ Out, In The Heights, Swing, The Full Monty, Beehive, Bring in ‘da Noise Bring in ’da Funk. SLC, 2017–Undergraduate Courses 2025-2026
Music
Latin Jazz Ensemble
By Audition, Component—Year
MUSC 5318
In this performance course, open to all instruments and vocalists, we will explore and perform different types of Afro Cuban and Brazilian music, including mambo, son montuno, merengue, bossa nova and samba. We will study the different types of “clave” used in these styles. Compositions will range from traditional Afro Cuban, Tito Puente’s Picadillo, and Eddie Palmieri’s Bilongo to Brazilian music by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Joao Gilberto, such as Desafinado, Corcovado, and Bim Bom. We will play music of the American Songbook in a Latin jazz style, such as Gershwin’s Summertime and Cole Porter’s Night and Day, as well as jazz classics such as A Night in Tunisia, Manteca, and Nica’s Dream.
Faculty
Trumpet
By Audition, Component—Year
MUSC 5034
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor