FONT board member/performer Ted Daniel is a revered jazz trumpeter and composer largely known for his work in the 1970s and collaborations with musicians including Andrew Cyrille, Henry Threadgill and the late Billy… Read More
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Workshop With Marco Blaauw at New York University
Trumpet innovator and virtuoso Marco Blaauw will be giving a two hour workshop at NYU on Saturday, July 20th, 2013 from 11am-1pm at Frederick Loewe Theatre, 35 West 4th Street, NYC. Sponsored… Read More
Kenny Wheeler: Master of Melancholy Chaos
“Everything I do has a touch of melancholy and a touch of chaos to it. I write sad songs and then I get the musicians destroy them” – Kenny Wheeler,… Read More
FONT after 10 years
Since its beginning in 2003, FONT has focused on the trumpet player and the realization of his or her creative vision, even when that vision is unconventional, experimental or out… Read More
Ted Curson
“Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus” is one of the recordings that changed my life. That 1960 album combined the technical virtuosity of bebop, the raw expressiveness of the blues, and… Read More
Interview with Jack Walrath
Interview with Jack Walrath October 4, 2012 – See full festival schedule here. By Stephanie Richards Jack Walrath performs at Jazz Standard Thursday, October 4th, 2012. A veteran of the… Read More
Brooklyn Bridge Park Presents Jazzmobile with Jeremy Pelt
JAZZMOBILE PRESENTS JEREMY PELT AT BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 21ST FREE CONCERT ON PIER 1’S HARBOR VIEW LAWN Brooklyn Bridge Park is happy to announce that it will… Read More
FONT’s 10th Anniversary Festival
FONT Music Presents: The 10th Anniversary The Festival of New Trumpet Music September 8 through October 7, 2012 – in NYC and Brooklyn – The Festival of New Trumpet… Read More
July Workshop – Jordan McLean “Blending Trumpet with Electronics”
Jordan McLean
New FREE Monthly Series at Sam Ash NYC
Hosted by Matt Lavelle, this new monthly series will present trumpeters from all walks of life. This month, Amir El Saffar will be presenting a clinic on “Trumpet Micro Tones… Read More
Meridian Arts Ensemble Live Concert DVD
In celebration of its 25th season, Meridian Arts Ensemble has released a live concert DVD of performances from 1997 (Germany) and 2004 (Washington DC). The DVD demonstrates the groups’s breadth of… Read More