Brian Lynch (musician)

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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)

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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 .
  2. Jeff Tamarkin: Brian Lynch Named Artist-in-Residence at Wisconsin Conservatory of Music (2012) in JazzTimes