Brian Lynch (September 12, 1956, Urbana, Illinois) is a New York based Jazz trumpeter, currently touring and recording as a member of the Phil Woods Quintet and Eddie Palmieri's Afro-Caribbean Jazz group, as well as leading his own groups and appearing with various other bands including the "Latin Side Of Miles" project he co-leads with trombonist Conrad Herwig. Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... Jazz is an original American musical art form that originated around the start of the 20th century in New Orleans, rooted in African American musical styles blended with Western music technique and theory. ... A trumpeter may be one of several things: A trumpeter is a musician who plays the trumpet. ... Philip Wells Woods (born in 1931) is an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. ... Eddie Palmieri (born December 15, 1936 in New York City) - pianist and bandleader. ... New York jazz trombonist Conrad Herwig has recorded fifteen albums as a leader. ...

In recent years Lynch has worked with Buena Vista Social Club alumnus Barbarito Torres, recorded with dance remixers Joe Clausell, Little Louie Vega and the influential Latin alternative group Yerba Buena. He arranged for Japanese pop star Mika Nakashima and producer Shinichi Osawa, has written string charts for Phil Woods, and has played with such pop luminaries as Maxwell, Prince, and Sheila E. The Buena Vista Social Club was the name of a members-only music club in Havana, Cuba that was at its height during the 1940s. ... One half of the Masters At Work musical production team. ... A promotional image of the band Yerba Buena is a Grammy-nominated fussion band based out of New York. ... Mika Nakashima ) (born February 19, 1983) is a Japanese singer, model, and actress from Japan. ... Philip Wells Woods (born in 1931) is an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. ... Maxwell, on the cover of his 2001 Now album. ... Because of technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... Sheila Escovedo (born December 12, 1957), better known as Sheila E., is the daughter of percussionist Pete Escovedo, with whom she frequently performs. ...

Training

Lynch grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he apprenticed with pianist Buddy Montgomery and organist Melvin Rhyne, while earning a degree from the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. While living in San Diego 1980-81, he gained further valuable experience in the group of alto master Charles McPherson. Melvin Rhyne (b. ... There are two notable people named Charles McPherson: Charles McPherson, a jazz saxophonist Charles Duncan McPherson, a cabinet minister in Manitoba This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Lynch moved to New York in late 1981 and was soon hired by Bill Kirchner, performing and recording with Kirchner's nonet. He was a member of the Horace Silver Quintet (1982-1985) and the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra (1982-1988). Simultaneously, he played and recorded on the Latin scene with salsa bandleader Angel Canales (1982-83) and legendary cantante Hector LaVoe (1983-87). He began his association with Eddie Palmieri in 1987, and at the end of 1988 joined what turned out to be the final edition of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. He began his association with Phil Woods in 1992, and also worked frequently with Benny Golson around this time. Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver, born on September 2, 1928 in Norwalk, Connecticut) is a famous jazz pianist and composer born to a Cape Verdean father (of mixed Portuguese-black descent) and a mother of Irish and African descent. ... Toshiko Akiyoshi (穐吉 敏子, born December 12, 1929) is a jazz pianist and a composer/arranger. ... Eddie Palmieri (born December 15, 1936 in New York City) - pianist and bandleader. ... The Jazz Messengers were a jazz ensemble founded by Art Blakey and Horace Silver in 1955. ... Philip Wells Woods (born in 1931) is an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. ... Benny Golson (born January 25, 1929) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. ...

Projects

In 1986, Lynch recorded his first album as a leader, Peer Pressure, for Criss-Cross. There followed Back Room Blues and At The Main Event (Criss-Cross), In Process (Ken), Keep Your Circle Small (Sharp Nine)), and a string of sideman dates with Art Blakey and Phil Woods. On each, Lynch documented his fiery, coherent tonal personality. Whether limning a ballad or tearing through a searing bop structure, he projects a rich tone that ranges from warm to brilliant, uncoiling serpentine lines that land in the most surprising places. Arthur (Art) Blakey, also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina, (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. ... Philip Wells Woods (born in 1931) is an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. ...

Brian also made a name for himself as a composer, through numerous songs that play with and stretch harmony while never losing melodic essence and rhythmic thrust. In tunesmithing he's much influenced by former employer Horace Silver. "I look to get that clean sound that Horace's compositions have." he comments. "You can play complicated or simply on them, always with something that connects to the public." Art Blakey recognized Lynch's skills, and recorded originals like "Chippin' In," "Chandek's Den," "Byrdflight" and "Green Is Mean" on albums for Timeless, A&M, and In-n-Out. Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver, born on September 2, 1928 in Norwalk, Connecticut) is a famous jazz pianist and composer born to a Cape Verdean father (of mixed Portuguese-black descent) and a mother of Irish and African descent. ... Arthur (Art) Blakey, also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina, (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. ...

A 1997 recording called Spheres of Influence (Sharp Nine), which earned a 4-1/2 star Downbeat review, was Lynch's first project to reflect the panoramic range of interests that influence his working life as a musician. During these years he documented cross-cultural investigations with Eddie Palmieri's seminal Afro-Caribbean Jazz Octet on Arete, Palmas and Vortex (Nonesuch and RMM). As the ‘90s progressed, he steadily refined his concept, eventually collaborating with Palmieri as an arranger, co-composer and musical director. In a rare gesture, Palmieri took advantage of Lynch's pen on the recent albums La Perfecta II and Ritmo Caliente Concord Picante. The synchronistic nature of their relationship continued in 2005, when Palmieri collaborated with Lynch on his ambitious project, Simpático for ArtistShare. ArtistShare is a service for musicians to fund their projects outside the normal recording industry. ...

Lynch has continued to advance the Spheres of Influence concept, gathering around him a repertory company of top-shelf Pan-American oriented musicians. These include drummers Dafnis Prieto, Horacio Hernandez, Robby Ameen, and Ernesto Simpson; percussionists Richie Flores, Pedro Martinez and Roberto Quintero; pianists Luis Perdomo, Edsel Gomez, and David Kikoski; bassists John Benitez, Ruben Rodriguez, and Hans Glawischnig; and saxophonists Miguel Zenon and Yosvany Terry.

The fruits of Brian's work in this area are now becoming apparent through a remarkable series of recordings.

On Conrad Herwig's The Latin Side Of Miles Davis (Half Note) and on Que Viva Coltrane (Criss-Cross), a Herwig-Lynch collaboration, Lynch reharmonizes tunes like "Freddie Freeloader," "Miles Mode," "Wise One" and "Straight Street," fluently navigating the changes over dynamic guaguanco, songo, bolero and timba beats. New York jazz trombonist Conrad Herwig has recorded fifteen albums as a leader. ...

Joined by tenor saxophonist Ralph Bowen and pianist Luis Perdomo, he addresses his own compositions similarly on a 2005 Criss Cross CD entitled Jazz Con Clave. Also, in 2005, EWE, a Japanese label released Lynch's piece de resistance; a commissioned six-part composition for nonet entitled the "Spheres of Influence Suite."

On Fuchsia/Red, a live date from 2003, Lynch presented, in the words of critic Russ Musto in All About Jazz, "an electric Miles-inspired excursion conceived and executed with such assurance as to create a whole new perspective on Lynch's artistry." Musto added: The music is alternately earthy, spacey, pretty, funky and swinging and often, just like Lynch, all of these things at once."

But don't think Lynch has forgotten about his roots. That he's evolved into a major postbop stylist is apparent on 2000's Tribute To The Trumpet Masters (Sharp-9), an instant classic on which Lynch, blending superlative technique with deep soul, pays forward-thinking homage to trumpet lineage spanning Dizzy Gillespie to Woody Shaw. Brian Lynch Meets Bill Charlap (Sharp-9) is a nuanced, interactive 2003 collaboration with the renowned pianist, a long-time Woods bandmate. "It's the kind of standard fare—ballads, bebop and blues—that is often lackluster in the hands of lesser bands, but brings out the best in these masterful musicians," wrote Russ Musto in All About Jazz. John Birks Dizzy Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was born in Cheraw, South Carolina. ... Woody Herman Shaw II (December 24, 1944 – May 10, 1989) was an American trumpeter and flugelhorn player. ... William Morrison Charlap is a jazz pianist born October 15, 1966 in New York City. ...

Lynch also documents his touring units of recent vintage on forthcoming recitals of mainstream repertoire in quintet with Miguel Zenon (24/7, Nagel-Heyer) and in quartet with pianist Rob Schneiderman (Further Arrivals, Zoo't). Miguel Zenon (b. ...

Teaching

Lynch has turned increasingly to teaching in recent years. He currently holds faculty positions at New York University and the North Netherlands Conservatory, has taught at the Stanford Jazz Workshop, and conducted workshops in numerous major institutes of learning, including The Eastman School of Music, Dartmouth College, the University of North Texas, and Columbia University, among many others. Many of today's finest young jazz trumpeters call him a mentor. Brian is proud, but it works both ways: the interchange of ideas between he and the "youngbloods" challenges him to keep it real and keep practicing! New York University (NYU) is a major research university in New York City. ... Dartmouth College is a private academic institution in Hanover, New Hampshire, in the United States. ... The University of North Texas (informally UNT or North Texas) is a public university located in Denton, Texas. ... Columbia University is a private university whose main campus lies in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of the Borough of Manhattan in New York City. ...

Lynch's creative efflorescence since the millennium bears out the truth of a remark he made several years in the liner notes for the Spheres of Influence album.

After crediting Palmieri and Art Blakey as the Alpha and Omega of his musical thinking, Lynch stated: "Eddie inspired me to want to do my own thing, because that's what he does, and how he energizes and leads the band. And being a Messenger is something that will never be taken away from me. I can see Art sitting up there saying, 'You've got to go on and be a leader.' It's easy to be a sideman; it's very hard to be a leader. Now I'm ready." Arthur (Art) Blakey, also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina, (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. ...

Lynch's 2006 release, Simpático, brings together Brian's musical influences, friends and mentors for an historic recording for Artistshare "The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project: Simpático." This CD and accompanying multimedia web site features music by an all-star roster of jazz and latin jazz artists, including: Phil Woods, Lila Downs, Donald Harrison, Conrad Herwig, Giovanni Hidalgo, Gregory Tardy, Mario Rivera, Boris Kozlov, Ruben Rodriguez, Luques Curtis, Robby Ameen, Dafnis Prieto, Pedro Martinez, Little Johnny Rivero, Edsel Gomez, Yosvany Terry. Philip Wells Woods (born in 1931) is an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. ... Lila Downs is a Mexican-American singer. ... Donald Harrison is a saxaphone player and native of New Orleans. ... New York jazz trombonist Conrad Herwig has recorded fifteen albums as a leader. ... Giovanni Hidalgo (born March 9, 1963, in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a musician who is considered by many to be one of the top percussionists in the world today. ...

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Discography

• The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project: Simpático, 2006
• CONCLAVE - CrissCross Jazz 1271 - Recorded October 2004
• 24/7 - Nagel Heyer 2047 - Recorded December 2002
• QUE VIVA COLTRANE (Conrad Herwig/Brian Lynch Septet) - Criss Cross Jazz 1254 - Recorded December 2003
• BRIAN LYNCH meets Bill Charlap - Sharp Nine Records CD 1027-2 - Recorded May 2003
• FUCHSIA/RED - Cellar Live CL020201 - Recorded February 2003
• DO THAT MAKE YOU MAD? (Brian Lynch/Tomonao Hara Quintet) - Zoo'T (Japan) - Recorded May 2001
• TRIBUTE TO THE TRUMPET MASTERS - Sharp Nine Records - Recorded 2000
• SPHERES OF INFLUENCE - Sharp Nine Records - Recorded 1997
• KEEP YOUR CIRCLE SMALL - Sharp Nine Records - Recorded 1995
• AT THE MAIN EVENT - Criss Cross Jazz - 1070 - Recorded 1992
• IN PROCESS - Ken Music - 011 - Recorded October 1990
• BACK ROOM BLUES - Criss Cross Jazz - 1042 - Recorded December 1989
• PEER PRESSURE - Criss Cross Jazz - 1029 - Recorded December 1986

• The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project: Simpático, 2006
• Eddie Palmieri - Ritmo Caliente *
• Eddie Palmieri - La Perfecta II *^
• Eddie Palmieri - Vortex
• Eddie Palmieri - Arete
• Eddie Palmieri - Palmas
• Eddie Palmieri - Presents La India
• Eddie Palmieri - Sueño
• Phil Woods - This is The way I Feel About Quincy *
• Phil Woods Quintet - Mile High Jazz ^
• Phil Woods Quintet - Souvenirs ^
• Phil Woods Quintet - An Affair To Remember *
• Phil Woods Quintet - Plays the Music of Jim McNeely
• Phil Woods Quintet - 20th Anniversary Box ^
• Phil Woods and the Festival Orchestra - Celebration
• Rob Schneiderman - Dancing in the Dark
• Rob Schneiderman - Dark Blue ^
• Rob Schneiderman - Radio Waves
• Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - Chippin' In ^
• Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - The Art of Jazz
• Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - One For All *^
• Message - The Art of Blakey *^
• Michel Camillo - Big Band
• Conrad Herwig - Another Kind Of Blue: The Latin Side Of Miles Davis *
• Conrad Herwig - The Latin Side of John Coltrane *
• Prince - Emancipation
• Jim Snidero - On Time
• Jim Snidero - Mixed Bag
• Jim Snidero - Blue Afternoon ^
• Tito Puente - 100th Album
• Angel Canales - Just When you Thought It was Safe...
• Angel Canales - A Shade of Difference
• Mark Murphy - Beauty and the Beast
• Ralph Moore - Round Trip ^
• Dave Stryker - Shades Of Miles ^
• Dave Stryker - Blue to the Bone ^
• Dave Stryker - Blue to the Bone 2
• Dave Stryker - Blue to the Bone 3
• Ritmo Junction - Ritmo Junction
• Herb Robertson Brass Ensemble - Shades of Bud Powell
• Ted Rosenthal - Images of Monk
• Ted Rosenthal - Expressions
• Steve Gilmore Jazz Sextet - Silhouette
• Steve Gilmore - I'm All Smiles
• Luis Diaz Quintet - On the Edge ^
• Marlon Simon & the Nagual Spirits - The Music of Marlon Simon
• Marlon Simon & the Nagual Spirits - Rumba A La Patato
• Marti Lynch - It's About Time *^
• Marti Lynch - Sings The Blues
• Fintan O'Neill Quintet - In the Moment ^
• Mrs. Fun - Groove
• Mondo Grosso - MG4 *
• Juan-Carlos Formell -Las Calles del Paraiso
• Juan-Carlos Formell - Songs From A Little Blue House
• Monday Michiru - Optimista *^
• Monday Michiru - Double Image
• Monday Michiru - Jazz Brat *
• Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra - Tribute To Duke Ellington
• Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra - Wishing Peace
• Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra - Ten Gallon Shuffle (LP)
• Onder Focan - Vocalists
• Kelley Johnson - Make Someone Happy
• Nicolas Hafner Swisstet - Les Standards De Fugain
• Bill Kirchner Nonet - Trance Dance
• Dave Stahl Band - Live At Knights
• Jorge Moreno - Babalu
• Frankie Felicano - Feel The Vibe
• Yerba Buena - Island Life
• Yerba Buena - President Alien
• Negro & Robbie - At The Third World War
• Negro & Robbie - Still At The Third World War ^*
• Nicole - Viaje Infinito
• Dena DeRose - Love's Holiday
• Mika Nakashima - Love Addict *
• Phillip Hernandez - The Beat Of My Heart
• Eric Jacobsen - Inspiraton
• Peter Barshay - Pit Of Fashion
• Bird *
• Bird - Full Lips *
• Donald Harrison - Free To Be
• Mel Rhyne - Legend
• Roland Vasquez - The Tides Of Time
• Jerome Sydenham & Kerri Chandler - Saturday
• Dafnis Prieto - About The Monks
• Nobuchika Eri - Sketch For Summer *^

- (^) composition by Brian Lynch on recording; (*) arrangement by Brian Lynch on recording

External links

• The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Recording Project
• Free Jazz Video Podcast by Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri
• Official Homepage

• Eddie Palmieri
• Phil Woods