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Who I Am & Where I Live
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Name:
Scotty Barnhart
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City:
Tallahassee, Florida
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Country:
United States
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Hometown:
Atlanta, Georgia
Current News
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What's Up?
Trumpeter Scotty Barnhart Appointed New Director of The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra
"I take this position very seriously and will do my very best to continue the great legacy for which we are known. Mr. Basie and his musicians set a precedent in Jazz that has been given to us to preserve and protect. I want us to continue to work together to ensure that we are always adhering to the highest standards on and off the bandstand, but I want us to have fun too. I believe that the more serious we are the more fun we can have. Mr. Basie himself said that a happy band is a great band. I want us to leave no doubt after every single tune we play that we are the greatest jazz orchestra on this planet. In every respect. Period.
I want that stage to be on fire when we finish."
My Life & Work
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Bio:
Scotty Barnhart is an acclaimed jazz trumpeter, leader, composer, arranger, educator, author and now in his twentieth year with the legendary Count Basie Orchestra has been appointed as their new Director.
A Two-time Grammy Award winner with the Basie Orchestra, three critically acclaimed recordings by pianist Marcus Roberts and over ten recordings with the likes of Tony Bennett, Diana Krall, Ray Charles, and Tito Puente, Scotty released his debut solo CD 'Say It Plain' on the Unity Music label. Scotty invited Clark Terry, Ellis and Wynton Marsalis, Marcus Roberts, Jamie Davis and Etienne Charles to share his compositions and love of standards on Con Alma, Giant Steps and Barnhart's own, Dedicated To You. Say It Plain achieved No. 3 in the Jazz Charts and has received celebrated reviews.
Acknowledged as one of the authorities on the history of jazz trumpet, he intently researched and wrote the ground breaking book The World of Jazz Trumpet - A Comprehensive History and Practical Philosophy. Published by Hal Leonard, it is a valuable source tool for jazz trumpeters, students and jazz fans with interviews from Harry 'Sweets' Edison to Chuck Mangione, technical tutorials, historical events and illustrated with unpublished photographs.
When Scotty Barnhart is not touring with The Count Basie Orchestra or teaching at Florida State University, he performs with his own quintet-sextet and lectures and demonstrates at schools, colleges, universities, conferences around the world, spreading jazz music to ensure its future for others to explore and enjoy.
Contact Information
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Email:
sbsbmusic [at] aol.com
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Management/Booking:
Heather Taylor
email: heather [at] redfiremusic.co.uk
Call: +44 [0]754 507 6874
Skype: heather6mt
COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA
Management and worldwide bookings:
All That Music Productions, LLC
Managing Partner/CEO Bookings: DEE ASKEW
Email: dee@thecountbasieorchestra.com
Phone: (973) 275-0529 / Mobile: (973) 207-3402
European Booking Agent:
Catherine Mayer
Konzertdirektion Mayer/Just Jazz International
Immendorfer Weg 5
50968 Köln/Deutschland
Phone: + 49 221 250 8189 – 0
Fax: + 49 221 250 8189 – 29
cmayer@justjazz.de
www.justjazz.de
My Writing
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Publications:
The World of Jazz Trumpet: A Comprehensive History and Practical Philosophy
In The World of Jazz Trumpet - A Comprehensive History and Practical Philosophy, acclaimed jazz trumpet soloist Scotty Barnhart examines the political, social and musical conditions that led to the creation of jazz as America's premier art form. He traces the many factors that enabled freed slaves and their descendants to merge the blues, gospel, classical marches, and African rhythms to create a timeless and profound art that, since its inception, circa 1900, continues to have a major impact on all music. The World of Jazz Trumpet is a must-have study of the jazz trumpet for students, instructors, and professional musicians, as well as for anyone who appreciates the genre. Readers will appreciate Barnhart's personal and professional connection to a major part of American and world history. This book fills a major void in the world of jazz education as well as in general music education. With entries on 800 trumpeters, it is destined to become required reading in thousands of colleges, schools and homes around the world.
My Instruction
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Lessons/Workshops:
When I am not touring with The Count Basie Orchestra or teaching my students in the Jazz Studies Department at Florida State University, I am delighted to offer online or 'in person' trumpet lessons. Using Skype or iChat, learn the elements of playing your trumpet whether your a beginner or at advanced levels and wherever you are in the world.
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Instruction:
http://www.scottybarnhart.com/lessons.html
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