Rod McGaha
Roderick "Rod" McGaha (* 1961 in Chicago ) is an American jazz trumpeter (also flugelhorn , vocals ).
Life
McGaha grew up in Chicago; his interest in jazz was aroused by his father's Miles Davis and Louis Armstrong LPs. In high school he learned both guitar and trumpet , which then became his main instrument. His style was based on the funk music of Parliament , James Brown and Kool & the Gang . He began his career as a professional musician with Gene Chandler , before studying music at Northeastern University in Chicago and DePaul University . During this time he worked with Clark Terry , who discovered him in 1989 and became his mentor. Since the early 1990s he has been working in Nashville as a session musician a. a. at Kenny Rogers , BeBe and CeCe Winans , The O'Jays , Take 6 and Lou Rawls . He played a number of solo albums under his own name, after the debut album The Servant (1997) followed in 1999 by Preacherman . In the field of jazz McGaha participated in 13 recording sessions between 1992 and 2010. u. a. with Edward Wilkerson ( Light on the Path , Sound Aspects 1992).
McGaha received the Maynard Ferguson Award at the Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival , the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award , the Oak Lawn Jazz Festival All Star Award, and the Outstanding Trumpet Soloist Award from the National Association of Jazz Educators .
Web links
- Web presence
- Rod McGaha at Allmusic (English)
- Rod McGaha at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McGaha, Rod |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McGaha, Roderick (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz trumpeter (also flugelhorn, vocals) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago |