| Get to know the members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Click on their names or photos to watch a video. (RealPlayer required. If your video does not play, please download a copy of RealPlayer.)
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Sean Jones (trumpet) earned a degree in classical trumpet performance from Youngstown State University then went on to earn a masters degree from Rutgers University. (read more) (watch video) |
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Ryan Kisor (trumpet) was born on April 12, 1973, in Sioux City, Iowa and began playing trumpet at age four. In 1990, he won first prize at the Thelonious Monk Institute's first annual Louis Armstrong Trumpet Competition. (read more) (watch video) |
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Marcus Printup (trumpet) was born and raised in Conyers, Georgia. He had his first musical experiences hearing the fiery gospel music his parents sang in church, and he later discovered jazz as a senior in high school. (read more) (watch video) |
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Vincent Gardner (trombone) was born in Chicago in 1972 and raised in Virginia. His family had a strong musical background, including his mother, his brother, and his father, Burgess Gardner, a trumpeter and music educator who has been very active on the Chicago music scene since the 1960s. (read more) (watch video) |
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Chris Crenshaw (trombone) was born on December 20, 1982. He is originally from Thomson, Georgia and currently resides in Saint Albans, New York. Ever since he was born, music has been his driving force. (read more) (watch video) |
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Sherman Irby (alto saxophone) was born and raised in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and chose the viola as his first instrument. Encouraged by his mother to explore music, Mr. Irby later studied the guitar and piano, which he played in church. (read more) (watch video) |
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Ted Nash (alto and soprano saxophones, clarinet) Best known for his associations with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, the Jazz Composers Collective, and his own inventive groups, composer and multi-instrumentalist Ted Nash enjoys an extraordinary career... (read more) (watch video) |
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Walter Blanding, Jr. (tenor and soprano saxophones, clarinet) was born on August 14, 1971 in Cleveland, Ohio to a musical family and began playing the saxophone at age six. (read more) (watch video) |
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Victor Goines (tenor and soprano saxophones, Bb clarinet, bass clarinet) Clarinetist, saxophonist and educator, Victor L. Goines is Juilliard's first Director of Jazz Studies, and conductor of the Juilliard Jazz Orchestra, an integral part of Juilliard's two jazz programs... (read more) (watch video) |
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Joe Temperley (baritone and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet) was born in Scotland and first achieved prominence in the United Kingdom as a member of Humphrey Lyttelton's band from 1958 to 1965, which toured the U.S. in 1959. (read mre) (watch video) |
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Dan Nimmer (piano) was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1982. He began playing the piano at age 10. His family inherited a piano and he started playing by ear; he was, if you will, "called" by the instrument. (read more) (watch video) |
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Carlos Henriquez (bass) was born in 1979 in the Bronx, New York. After having studied classical guitar in junior high school, he started playing bass at The Juilliard School's Music Advancement Program. (read more) (watch video) |
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Ali Jackson (drums) developed his talent on drums at an early age. In 1993, he graduated from Cass Tech High School and was the recipient of Michigan's prestigious Artserv "Emerging Artist" award in 1998. (read more) (watch video) |
