- Brian Lynch (musician)
Brian Lynch (September 12, 1956,
Urbana, Illinois ) is a Grammy Award-winningNew York basedJazz trumpeter , currently touring and recording as a member of thePhil Woods Quintet andEddie 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 trombonistConrad Herwig .In recent years Lynch has worked with
Buena Vista Social Club alumnusBarbarito Torres , recorded with dance remixersJoe Claussell ,Little Louie Vega and the influential Latin alternative group Yerba Buena. He arranged for Japanese pop starMika Nakashima and producerShinichi Osawa , has written string charts forPhil Woods , and has played with such pop luminaries as Maxwell, Prince, andSheila E .On February 11, 2007, Brian Lynch earned the Best Latin Jazz Album of the Year Grammy for his album, [http://brianlynch.artistshare.com "The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Recording Project - Simpatico,"] at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
Training
Lynch grew up in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he apprenticed with pianistBuddy Montgomery and organistMelvin Rhyne , while earning a degree from theWisconsin Conservatory of Music . While living in San Diego 1980-81, he gained further valuable experience in the group of alto masterCharles McPherson . 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 theHorace Silver Quintet (1982-1985) and theToshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra (1982-1988). Simultaneously, he played and recorded on the Latin scene with salsa bandleaderAngel Canales (1982-83) and legendary cantanteHector LaVoe (1983-87). He began his association withEddie Palmieri in 1987, and at the end of 1988 joined what turned out to be the final edition ofArt Blakey and the Jazz Messengers . He began his association withPhil Woods in 1992, and also worked frequently withBenny Golson around this time.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 withArt Blakey andPhil Woods . A 1997 recording called "Spheres of Influence" (Sharp Nine), became the first of several Lynch projects displaying a strongAfro-Cuban influence. 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. Palmieri collaborated with Lynch again on "Simpático", his project forArtistShare . Lynch has continued to advance the "Spheres of Influence" concept through collaborations with young Afro-Cuban 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; bassistsJohn Benitez ,Ruben Rodriguez , and Hans Glawischnig; and saxophonists Miguel Zenon and Yosvany Terry.Teaching
Lynch has turned increasingly to teaching in recent years. He currently holds faculty positions at
New York University and theNorth Netherlands Conservatory , has taught at theStanford Jazz Workshop , and conducted workshops in numerous major institutes of learning, includingThe Eastman School of Music ,Dartmouth College , theUniversity of North Texas , andColumbia University , among many others.Discography
*"Peer pressure" - Criss Cross Jazz - 1029 - Recorded December 1986
*"Back room blues" - Criss Cross Jazz - 1042 - Recorded December 1989
*"In process" - Ken Music - 011 - Recorded October 1990
*"At the main event" - Criss Cross Jazz - 1070 - Recorded 1992
*"Keep your circle small" - Sharp Nine Records - Recorded 1995
*"Spheres of influence" - Sharp Nine Records - Recorded 1997
*"Tribute to the trumpet masters" - Sharp Nine Records - Recorded 2000
*"Do that make you mad?" (Brian Lynch/Tomonao Hara Quintet) - Zoo'T (Japan) - Recorded May 2001
*"24/7" - Nagel Heyer 2047 - Recorded December 2002
*"Fuschia/Red" - Cellar Live CL020201 - Recorded February 2003
*"Brian Lynch meets Bill Charlap" - Sharp Nine Records CD 1027-2 - Recorded May 2003
*"Que viva Coltrane" (Conrad Herwig/Brian Lynch Septet) - Criss Cross Jazz 1254 - Recorded December 2003
*"Conclave" - CrissCross Jazz 1271 - Recorded October 2004
*"The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project" Simpático, 2006External links
* [http://brianlynch.artistshare.com The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Recording Project]
* [http://web.mac.com/brianlynchjazz/iWeb/ Free Jazz Video Podcast by Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri]
* [http://www.brianlynchjazz.com Official Homepage]* [http://www.eddiepalmierimusic.com Eddie Palmieri]
* [http://www.philwoods.com Phil Woods]
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