Rick Chamberlain

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Richard "Rick" Chamberlain (born March 17, 1952 , † March 27, 2015 ) was an American musician ( trombone ) who was active in both jazz and classical music .

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Chamberlain began his musical career playing in the Trenton Symphony Orchestra at the age of 16. He took lessons from Ed Cook , Wayne Andre, and Phil Woods ; He also played with Bob Newman in his house band at Mount Airy Lodge (with Al Cohn and Dave Frishberg as guest soloists) Mount Pocono (Pennsylvania). In the Poconos he performed with the likes of Cab Calloway and Tony Bennett . He received his bachelor's degree from the New England Conservatory , where he studied with John Swallow , Jaki Byard and George Russell ; Mentors were Phil Wilson , Gunther Schuller and Joe Maneri . The first jazz recordings were made in 1978 with Chuck Mangione ( Live at the Hollywood Bowl ). In the following years he also worked with Louie Bellson , the Phil Woods Little Big Band, Franco Sattamini and in the Bergleitbands of singers like Mel Tormé , Bob Dorough and Nellie McKay. In the field of jazz he was involved in 19 recording sessions between 1978 and 2013, most recently with Phil Woods and The Festival Orchestra.

From 1976 Chamberlain was employed as a musician with the New York City Ballet , from 1998 as a principal trombonist. He also worked as a principal trombonist with the American Composers Orchestra ( Four Symphonic Works By Duke Ellington ) and the Westchester Philharmonic. He also played with the Brooklyn Philharmonic, New York Pops, Mostly Mozart and numerous jazz ensembles in the Poconos, where he lived. He also toured with Harry Connick Jr. , Joni Mitchell , Phil Woods, Chuck Mangione, Gerry Mulligan , Eric Doney , Paul Lavalle , Bill Watrous , Engelbert Humperdinck and his own bands. Chamberlain also worked on commercial jingles and played on New York's Broadway. He co-founded the Delaware Water Gap Celebration of the Arts , created the Al Cohn Memorial Jazz Collection Library, and taught at Lafayette College.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Rick Chamberlain Obituary. Local 802, May 5, 2015, accessed July 17, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed July 19, 2018)
personal data
SURNAME Chamberlain, Rick
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chamberlain, Richard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American musician (trombone)
DATE OF BIRTH March 17, 1952
DATE OF DEATH March 27, 2015