John Carlson (trumpeter)
John Carlson (* 1959 in Greencastle ) is an American jazz trumpeter .
Carlson graduated from Lawrence University in Wisconsin. He became known through recordings with the Either / Orchestra , the Charlie Kohlhase Quintet , the Machito Orchestra , the Palladium Orchestra , the Ken Shaphorst Ensemble and in the duo formation David Berkman / John Carlson. He continued to co-lead the Dharma Nau and Perfumed Scorpion groups and lead the Free Range Council group .
On more than twenty tours through the USA, Canada, Europe and Japan he performed a. a. at the Montreal , Ottawa and Toronto Jazz Festival , the North Sea Jazz Festival , the Pori Jazz Festival and the Kyoto Jazz Festival . As a soloist, he has performed and recorded with musicians such as Bob Brookmeyer , Julius Hemphill , Sam Rivers , Chocolate Armeteros , John Tchicai , Dave Liebman , George Garzone , Tito Puente , Mike Stern , Cab Calloway , Burton Greene , Butch Morris , Warren Smith , Billy Hart , Jay Rosen , Douglas Yates , Joanne Brackeen , Armen Donelian and John Medeski .
Discography
- Either Orchestra: Radium , 1987
- Either Orchestra: Brunt , 1993
- Charlie Kohlhase Quintet: Dart Night , 1995
- Either Orchestra: Across the Omniverse , 1996
- Free Range Council , 1998
- Charlie Kohlhase: Dancing on my Bedpost , 1998
- Charlie Kohlhase Quintet: Play Free or Die
- Matt Wilson : Humidity , 2003
- William Gagliardi Quintet: Younger Dryas , 2004
- William Gagliardi Quintet: Memories of Tomorrow , 2005
- Free Range Rat: Nut Club , 2006
- Chris Kelsey Quartet: The Crookedest Straight Line , 2007
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Carlson, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz trumpeter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Greencastle |