Dave Scott, Trumpeter - Works of Freddie Hubbard, Roy Hargrove, Lee Morgan
With Jazz Masters: Alex Murzyn, Bob Fox, Gordy Johnson, and Rich Malloy
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Paradiso
Former Trumpeter with Boz Scaggs, Dave Len Scott joins local jazz masters to present the music of trumpet legends Freddie Hubbard, Roy Hargrove, and Lee Morgan for a truly outstanding night of jazz.
Bios:
Dave Len Scott , trumpeter-composer, is best known for playing with Boz Scaggs and San Francisco Symphony. He got his degree at the University of Michigan, Scott studied jazz and trumpet performance with William Pfund, former president of the International Trumpet Guild, and got a masters degree from the University of Colorado in 1990. He was a classical trumpeter with the San Francisco Symphony, Honolulu, Napa and Santa Rosa Symphonies and as guest soloist with the SF Sinfonietta Orchestra, he toured and recorded with Boz Scaggs, Rosemary Clooney, Michael Feinstein, the Marcus Shelby Orchestra, among others. He was a big part of the jazz scene in San Francisco since the early 1990s, founder and leader of the Trumpet Supergroup and the Dave Len Scott Jazz Quartet.
Alex Murzyn has a versatility and musicianship that has made him one of the most in demand saxophonists in New Mexico. Relocating from the San Francisco area, where he played with numerous bands, including Huey Lewis and the News, Ray Obiedo, Pete Escovedo and the Stan Kenton Legacy Orchestra, with a career spanning three decades. He has three CDs under his name, and is working to complete the fourth soon to be released. His music stems from traditional and contemporary jazz, soul, rock, funk and latin. He is equally accomplished on flute and clarinet.Bob Fox is an amazing pianist and composer, and was the beloved pianist at Club Legato for countless years. He is a highly respected jazz musician with a vast knowledge of many sub genres. Offering a diverse musical menu to his listeners, his writing always ignites the musical pallet of even the most dedicated jazz afficionados.
Gordy Johnson is a bass player extraordinaire - fluid, inventive, smart, tasteful. His world tours include Maynard Ferguson, Gene Bertoncini, Roy Buchanan, the Paul Winter Consort, CBS All Stars and Chuck Mangione. He has contributed to over 150 recordings, from jazz (Jimmy Hamilton, Maynard Ferguson, etc.) to blues/R&B (Buchanan, Doug Maynard) to bluegrass (Becky Schlegel) to folk (Greg Brown, Arlo Guthrie). Network television appearances run the gamut from the Merv Griffin Show to Soul Train. He has played with scores of national artists, including Joanne Brackeen, Herb Ellis, Rosemary Clooney, Scott Hamilton, Michael Johnson, Jay McShann, Dewey Redman.
Bob Fox is an amazing pianist and composer, and was the beloved pianist at Club Legato for countless years. He is a highly respected jazz musician with a vast knowledge of many sub genres. Offering a diverse musical menu to his listeners, his writing always ignites the musical pallet of even the most dedicated jazz afficionados.
