Ryan Kisor

Ryan Kisor (b. Apr. 12, 1973) is an American jazz trumpeter.

A native of Sioux City, Iowa, Kisor learned trumpet from his father and started playing in bands at age ten. He won the inaugural trumpet competition at the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz in 1990. Following this he was signed by Columbia Records, who released his first two albums, 1992's "Minor Mutiny" and 1993's "On the One".

Following this, Kisor entered the Manhattan School of Music, where he was a student of Lew Soloff among others. He has played in New York with the Mingus Big Band and the Michel Camilo Big Band, with Gerry Mulligan, Wynton Marsalis, Wycliffe Gordon, Horace Silver and Walter Blanding. Since 1994 he has been a member of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, and has released many albums as a bandleader.

Discography

*"Minor Mutiny" with Ravi Coltrane and Jeff Siegel, 1992
*"On the One" with Christian McBride, Mulgrew Miller, Lewis Nash, Chris Potter, David Sanchez, Mark Turner, 1993
*"Battle Cry" with Peter Bernstein, Brian Blade, Sam Yahel, 1997
*"Usual Suspects" with Willie Jones III, John Webber, Peter Zak, 1998
*"Point of Arrival" with Willie Jones III, John Webber, Peter Zak, 1998
*"Power Source" with James Genus, Gene Jackson, Chris Potter, 1999
*"Kisor", 2000
*"Kisor II", 2001
*"The Dream" with Eric Alexander, Willie Jones III, Renato Thoms, John Webber, Peter Zak, 2001
*"Awakening" with Peter Bernstein, Willie Jones III, Grant Stewart, Sam Yahel, 2002
*"The Sidewinder", 2003
*"Donna Lee", 2004
*"This Is Ryan" with Jason Paul Brown, Grant Stewart, John Webber, Peter Zak, 2005

References

* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:h9fyxq95ldte~T1 Ryan Kisor] at Allmusic