JERSEYBAND:
Matt Blanchard (tenor sax)
Eddie RosenBerg (tenor sax)
Alex Hamlin (bari sax)
Ryan Ferreira (electric guitar)
Mike Chiavaro (electric bass)
Ted Poor (drums)
TURN AROUND NORMAN:
Cam Collins (alto sax)
JJ Wright (piano)
Adam Hopkins (bass)
Nathan Ellman-Bell (drums)
BRAD LINDE ENSEMBLE:
Brad Linde (tenor sax, arranger)
Sarah Hughes (alto sax)
Matt Rippetoe (bari sax)
Matt Musselman (trombone)
Heidi Littman (french horn)
Liz Prince (tuba)
Alex Shubert (piano)
Tom Baldwin (bass)
Web Grant (drums)
BEN BOKOR QUINTET:
Ben Bokor (tenor/alto sax)
Tim Young (piano)
Matt Grason (acoustic bass)
Dave McDonald (drums)
HEART OF BARF:
Eddie RosenBerg (tenor sax, drum programming)
Eddie Klinger (live drums)
"An energetic Lucifer of sound"
--Samir Köck, Saalfelden International Jazz Festival
Versatile trumpeter Brent Madsen is an active jazz, commercial, chamber, orchestral and solo performer as well as an educator. He is a founding member of NYC-based Lungcore groups, Jerseyband and Heart of Barf, as well as the Jerseyband HORNS. In the MD/DC-area Brent works with groups such as Turn Around Norman, the Brad Linde Ensemble, the Ben Bokor Quintet and the Dave Tucker-John Blount Big Band. Recently, he has also performed in various Broadway shows including 42nd Street, A Chorus Line, West Side Story and A Year With Frog & Toad at venues such as Wolf Trap, the National Theatre and the Hippodrome Theatre. Brent is currently playing Show Boat at the Signature Theatre in Arlington until mid-January 2010.
In addition to six Jerseyband CD releases, Brent can also be heard on Sting's new album "If On A Winter's Night..." and Shakira's new album "She Wolf." Brent also appears on Steve Reich's Nonesuch Records release, "Triple Quartet, Music for a Large Ensemble, Electric Guitar Phase."
Brent maintains a private studio of trumpet students in addition to teaching at the Ellicott City Music & Arts Center. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Jazz Performance from the Eastman School of Music and a Master's Degree in Classical Trumpet Performance from the University of Maryland. He is currently a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Maryland, working towards a Doctoral Degree in Trumpet. Brent has studied with Chris Gekker, Ralph Alessi, Clay Jenkins, Harold Danko, Luis Loubriel and Wynton Marsalis.
ABOUT THE MUSIC:
BLE Mix is a few clips taken from a live performance of the Brad Linde Ensemble from February 2009 at Blues Alley in DC. Brad Linde (tenor sax), Sarah Hughes (alto sax), Matt Rippetoe (bari sax), Matt Musselman (trombone), Heidi Littman (french horn), Liz Prince (tuba), Alex Shubert (piano), Tom Baldwin (bass), Web Grant (drums).
JB Fletcher is a short composition of mine on Jerseyband's 2003 EP entitled "Little Bag of Feet For Shoes." Matt Blanchard & Ed RosenBerg (tenor saxes), Alex Hamlin (bari sax), Ryan Ferreira (electric guitar), Grey McMurray (synth guitar), Ted Poor (drums).
What Can Brown Do For You? is a song by bassist Matt Grason. This recording is taken from a live performance of the Ben Bokor Quintet from February 2007 at Twin's Lounge in DC. Ben Bokor (sax), Tim Young (piano), Matt Grason (bass) and Dave McDonald (drums).
Sky Idea is one of my songs from my Eastman Recital. Matt Blanchard (tenor sax), Red Wierenga (accordion) and Daisy & Katherine (cellos).
Sasquatch is a song by Alex Hamlin. This recording is from my MM Degree Recital at the University of Maryland. Alex Hamlin (bari sax), Eddie RosenBerg (tenor sax).
UMD Jazz Mix is a compilation of solo clips taken from various 2007-08 University of Maryland Jazz Ensemble concerts.
3.0, 2.1, 2.2, and 3.2 are all improvisations from Part 2 of Danny Gouker's Creating Music Concert Series at Towson University. 3.0 is Dave Ballou, Danny Gouker and myself. 2.1 is Ballou and me. 2.2 is Gouker and me. 3.2 is all three of us again.
Damn, sorry about that, that was dumb of me. I must have been tired or in outer space, or forgotten how to spell Brent. Well, see you soon, and I'll call you Brent when I do!
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