Brian Lynch (musician)
Brian Hollister Lynch (born September 12, 1956 in Urbana , Illinois ) is an American trumpeter and flugelhorn player of modern jazz .
Live and act
Lynch grew up in a musical family in Milwaukee ; the father was an amateur trumpeter. From 1975 to 1980 he was taught at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music and then made private studies with Doug Myers (1972-1973) and Lonnie Hillyer (1981-11982). He first appeared in groups around Buddy Montgomery and the organist Melvin Rhyne . In 1980/81 he played in San Diego with Charles McPherson and Rob Schneiderman . In 1981 he moved to New York City , where he found work with Eddie Palmieri and other salsa bands through Claudio Roditi's mediation . From 1982 he was also a member of the quartet of Horace Silver , Junior Cook and Jack McDuff ; he also played in Toshiko Akiyoshi's orchestra (until 1988). He also worked for Mel Lewis and George Russell , before becoming a member of the Jazz Messengers . In addition, Lynch regularly leads his own bands, such as his “Latin Jazz and Beyond Quartet” or an “Electro-Acoustic Quartet”. Since 1992 he has been part of Phil Woods' band . He also worked on recordings by Benny Golson , Conrad Herwig , Donald Harrison , Herb Robertson , Jim Snidero and Prince and went on tour with Art Farmer and the Phil Morris Superband . His album Simpático , presented together with Eddie Palmieri, received the 2007 Grammy for Latin Jazz. Lynch's first big band album The Omni-American Book Club received a Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in January 2020 .
Lynch is a professor at New York University , but also holds trumpet workshops at other institutions. In 2012/13 he was Artist in Residence at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music.
Discographic notes
- Back Room Blues (1989)
- Keep Your Circle Small (1995)
- Spheres of Influence (1997)
- Tribute to the Trumpet Masters (2000)
- 24/7 (2002)
- The Brian Lynch / Eddie Palmieri Project: Simpático (2006)
- Unsung Heroes (2010)
- Madera Latino: A Latin Jazz Perspective on the Music of Woody Shaw (2016)
- Bryan Lynch Big Band: The Omni-American Book Club (2019)
Lexigraphic entries
- Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .
- Martin Kunzler : Jazz Lexicon. Volume 1: A – L (= rororo-Sachbuch. Vol. 16512). 2nd Edition. Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2004, ISBN 3-499-16512-0 .
Web links
- Web presence
- Brian Lynch at Allmusic (English)
- Brian Lynch at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Ed Enright: Brian Lynch Big Band: The Omni-American Book Club: My Journey Through Literature In Music. Down Beat, December 1, 2019, accessed December 14, 2019 .
- ↑ Jeff Tamarkin: Brian Lynch Named Artist-in-Residence at Wisconsin Conservatory of Music (2012) in JazzTimes
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Lynch, Brian |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lynch, Brian Hollister (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 12, 1956 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Urbana (Illinois) |