Mark Nightingale

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Mark Nightingale (Photo: Frank Kramer)

Mark Nightingale (born May 29, 1967 in Evesham ) is a British modern jazz trombonist .

Live and act

Nightingale began playing the trombone when he was nine . From 1984 to 1990 he was the first trombonist of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra . During this time he graduated from Trinity College and played in Johnny Dankworth's orchestra . In 1988 the trombone quintet Bonestructure , which he founded, released his album of the same name. The following year he performed with Carl Fontana and Jiggs Whigham at the International Trombone Workshop . In 1990 the BBC sent him to the orchestra of the European Broadcasting Union . He visited Korea and Japan with the Royal Philharmonic Pops Orchestra . In the 1990s he worked in the BBC Radio Big Band and with Frank Sinatra , Sting , Henry Mancini , Cleo Laine , James Morrisons Hot Horn Meeting and London Brass . With Charlie Watts' band project , he performed in London and New York. He has also worked on recordings by Louie Bellson , Clark Terry , Slide Hampton , Urbie Green , Shorty Rogers , Bill Holman , Clark Tracey , Claire Martin , Johnny Dankworth, Kenny Wheeler , Michel Legrand , Hans Koller and Thilo Berg .

Nightingale is touring with his own quartet, his all-star quintet and his big band, but also plays with Stan Tracey , Andy Panayi , Alan Barnes , Steely Dan and Scott Hamilton . He is also active as a composer and arranger and wrote the textbook 20 Jazz Etudes For Tenor Trombone .

Prizes and awards

Nightingale won the BBC's Don Lusher Award at the age of fifteen . In 1993 he received the British Jazz Award as a "Newcomer" ; In 1994, 1996, 1998 and 2000 he won the main category of this award and from 2009 to 2017.

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SURNAME Nightingale, Mark
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH May 29, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Evesham