Inside the Trumpet

At age six, Pieter played in a concert band that his father conducted in the coastal community of Oostkapelle, and he did some conducting of classical orchestras himself in his mid 20’s. He identifies Jan Morks, a fellow countryman and clarinetist best known for his work with the Dutch Swing College Band, as his biggest jazz influence.

Followers of La Lucha have known for a long time that this is a ‘trio with a difference.’ The first-call rhythm section in the Tampa Bay scene is at home in any jazz context, with the telepathic interplay you expect from a band together for years. But the places they reach for inspiration, the intriguing choices in finding and writing material, and the combination of these three spirited personalities have endeared La Lucha to listeners and to an ever-widening circle of collaborators. And they just keep getting better. John, Alejandro, and Mark – raised in Mexico, Colombia, and Florida, respectively – met up in a practice room at the University of South Florida, in Tampa, in 2006. The three were soon best friends, and the musical experiences from their younger years, collectively from punk to heavy metal, salsa to classical, were all grist for the mill as they delved into learning and creating jazz. Their energies and cultural backgrounds melded, and La Lucha became known for a sound with lots of Latin rhythms, combining jazz and American Songbook standards with their self-described ‘twisted arrangements’ of 80s and 90s pop tunes, and originals by each of the guys. http://www.laluchamusic.com/ Record Release - June 12th "Everybody Wants to Rule The World" https://lalucha.bandcamp.com/album/everybody-wants-to-rule-the-world ------------- To learn more about our past podcasts, please visit us at www.suncoastjazzfestival.com Visit our contact us page to send us a note or request.    SUNCOAST JAZZ FESTIVAL TICKETS November 20-22, 2020 Clearwater Florida Daily Tickets start at $55 Benefactor Badges $250 Individual Sponsorships $375

Tom Rigney has been a part of the San Francisco Bay Area roots music scene for more than thirty-five years. In 2000, after fifteen years as the leader and electrifying violinist of The Sundogs, fiddler/composer Tom Rigney stepped out on his own with a hot new band, Flambeau. The repertoire is original, eclectic, passionate, and filled with a musical and emotional intensity that will come as no surprise to followers of Rigney’s career. http://tomrigney.com/home/ New CD Release "Let The Four Winds Blow" http://tomrigney.com/home/portfolio/let-the-four-winds-blow-2019-cd/

HEATHER THORN is a xylophonist in Orlando, FL where she performs with her band Vivacity and as a freelance percussionist and actress. She holds a degree in Music Performance with a minor in Theatre from Ithaca College where she was a proud member of Gordon Stout’s marimba band for two years. In 2019, she was featured with Vivacity as the headline act for the I Love Jazz International Jazz Festival in Brazil. Heather has been featured as a guest artist with Michael Andrew and Swingerhead, Carol Stein, the John Depaola quartet and as an opening act for the Glenn Miller Orchestra. As band leader of Vivacity, she frequently performs for swing dances and at renowned Central Florida venues including Timucua Arts White House and the Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts; in 2018 she gave a concert at the New Orleans Jazz Museum. She also leads a jazz quartet at the Sea World Christmas Celebration and subs with the Walt Disney World Orchestra. Heather has performed for the Suncoast Jazz Festival and New Smyrna Beach Jazz Festival as well as several arts festivals and community events all over Central Florida. She regularly features jazz luminaries such as Adrian Cunningham, Ed Metz, and Charlie Bertini as guests with the band. http://xyloheather.com/ ------------- To learn more about our past podcasts, please visit us at www.suncoastjazzfestival.com Visit our contact us page to send us a note or request.    SUNCOAST JAZZ FESTIVAL TICKETS November 20-22, 2020 Clearwater Florida Daily Tickets start at $55 Benefactor Badges $250 Individual Sponsorships $375

Don Mopsick began his musical career as a teenager in his hometown of Linden, NJ, performing on trumpet and bass guitar. He attended Rutgers and Berklee College of Music. His first professional gigs were with Rosemary Clooney around Boston in 1972. Since his return to Florida, Don has appeared with Ira Sullivan, Aaron Weinstein, Stephanie Nakasian, Veronica Swift, Hod O'Brien, Carla Cook, Dutchess, Cynthia Sayer, Tedd Firth, Lew DelGatto, Dan Miller, Giacomo Gates, Ralph Peterson Jr., Wycliff Gordon, Russell Malone, Bucky Pizzarelli, Joshua Breakstone, Peter Appleyard, Dick Hyman. Kenny Washington, Harry Allen, Frank Portolese, Marty Morell, Harry Allen, Randy Sandke & others. Current weekly jazz gigs include bands led by Dan Miller, Dan Heck and Roy Gerson. https://about.me/donmopsick ------------- To learn more about our past podcasts, please visit us at www.suncoastjazzfestival.com Visit our contact us page to send us a note or request.    SUNCOAST JAZZ FESTIVAL TICKETS November 20-22, 2020 Clearwater Florida Daily Tickets start at $55 Benefactor Badges $250 Individual Sponsorships $375

Adrian Cunningham is an award winning multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and world traveller. Originally from Sydney Australia and now based in New York, he is proving to be one of his country's top exports. With fluent command of the saxophones, clarinet, and flute, he is one of the finest multi-instrumentalists in Jazz today. When he is not busy performing in NYC with some of its finest players, he is touring the world playing jazz festivals and swing events. https://www.professorcunninghamjazz.com/ Upcoming Performances: https://adriancunningham.com/gigs Online Lessons: https://adriancunningham.com/online-lessons ------------- To learn more about our past podcasts, please visit us at www.suncoastjazzfestival.com Visit our contact us page to send us a note or request.    SUNCOAST JAZZ FESTIVAL TICKETS November 20-22, 2020 Clearwater Florida Daily Tickets start at $55 Benefactor Badges $250 Individual Sponsorships $375

Dave Bennett doesn’t fit the mold. For starters, you don’t find many jazz clarinet players who name Alice Cooper, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Chris Isaak among their influences. You also won’t find many musicians who are equally conversant with the music of Benny Goodman (the “King of Swing”) and Roy Orbison (“The Soul of Rock and Roll”). https://www.davebennett.com/ Record Store: https://www.davebennett.com/index.php/shop To learn more about our past podcasts, please visit us at www.suncoastjazzfestival.com Visit our contact us page to send us a note or request.    SUNCOAST JAZZ FESTIVAL TICKETS November 20-22, 2020 Clearwater Florida Daily Tickets start at $55 Benefactor Badges $250 Individual Sponsorships $375

Arbors Records was founded by Rachel and Mat Domber in 1989 to record and preserve the classic styles of jazz. It originated because of their desire to record their friend, the outstanding reedman, singer and composer, Rick Fay, who had been in the music business for over 40 years mostly as a performer at the Disney parks in California and Florida, but had never previously recorded. Starting with the original dixieland recordings by various Rick Fay groups, the label now embraces traditional jazz and contemporary classic jazz and the swing styles of the ’30s, ’40s, ’50s and beyond. But regardless of style, all of the recordings have in common a love of melody, improvisation and swing. https://arborsrecords.com/ Record Store: https://arborsrecords.com/collections/all To learn more about our past podcasts, please visit us at www.suncoastjazzfestival.com Visit our contact us page to send us a note or request.    SUNCOAST JAZZ FESTIVAL TICKETS November 20-22, 2020 Clearwater Florida Daily Tickets start at $55 Benefactor Badges $250 Individual Sponsorships $375

Chuck Redd is well known internationally as a performer on drums and vibraphone. Chuck began recording and touring the globe when he joined the Charlie Byrd Trio at the age of 21. He also became a member of the Great Guitars (Barney Kessel, Byrd and Herb Ellis.) To his credit are 25 European tours and six tours of Japan, with the Barney Kessel Trio, Ken Peplowski and the Benny Goodman Tribute Orchestra, Terry Gibbs and Conte Candoli. He served as Artist-In-Residence at The Smithsonian Jazz Café in Washington, DC from 2004-2008. https://chuckredd.com/ Upcoming Performances: https://chuckredd.com/events To learn more about our past podcasts, please visit us at www.suncoastjazzfestival.com Visit our contact us page to send us a note or request.    SUNCOAST JAZZ FESTIVAL TICKETS November 20-22, 2020 Clearwater Florida Daily Tickets start at $55 Benefactor Badges $250 Individual Sponsorships $375

Interview with David Tatrow - band leader of Wallys Warehouse Waifs. Connect with the Waifs on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Wallys-Warehouse-Waifs-157948910915224/ See them soon at: https://hotjazzjubilee.com/ Aug 30 - Sept 2, 2019 To learn more about our past podcasts, please visit us at www.suncoastjazzfestival.com Visit our contact us page to send us a note or request.    SUNCOAST JAZZ FESTIVAL TICKETS November 22-24, 2019 Daily Tickets start at $50 Benefactor Badges $250 Individual Sponsorships $375  

Join us as we sit down with Sharon Preston-Folta, the daughter of Louis Armstrong.  Sharon shares her remarkable story of growing up in the lime light of fame, coming of age in the shadows and living a life of truth. "Little Satchmo" https://www.amazon.com/Little-Satchmo-Living-Shadow-Armstrong/dp/1481228234/ Available on Kindle or Paperback To learn more about our past podcasts, please visit us at www.suncoastjazzfestival.com Visit our contact us page to send us a note or request.    SUNCOAST JAZZ FESTIVAL TICKETS November 22-24, 2019 Daily Tickets start at $50 Benefactor Badges $250 Individual Sponsorships $375

Interview with Queen City Jazz Band's leader: Bill Clark http://www.azclassicjazz.org/ Oct 31 - Nov 3, 2019 https://queencityjazzband.com/ http://mercurycafe.com/ To learn more about our past podcasts, please visit us at www.suncoastjazzfestival.com Visit our contact us page to send us a note or request.    SUNCOAST JAZZ FESTIVAL TICKETS November 22-24, 2019 Daily Tickets start at $50 Benefactor Badges $250 Individual Sponsorships $375  

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To help you get behind the scenes and inside the trumpet, I am your host Laurean Callander, a novice tambourine player and lover of music. To learn more about our past podcasts, please visit us at www.suncoastjazzfestival.com   Visit our contact us page to send us a note or request.    SUNCOAST JAZZ FESTIVAL TICKETS November 16-18, 2018 Daily Tickets start at $40 Benefactor Badges $235 Individual Sponsorships $350