Flute Visions and Visions of Jazz are ensemble groups performing in the DC area comprised of a number of local jazz and Latin musicians.
Arch has performed with Guitarist Roberto Tyson, Keyboardist Benito Gonzales, Guitarist Tony Harrod, Percussionist Nambres Thompson, Bassist Mark Foster, Drummer Raphael Monteagudo and Keyboardist and Saxophonist Bill Davis to name a few.
Influences
Arch believes that the Creator has provided him with a divine gift. In his hands the flute becomes an enchanting and magical instrument that purifies the mind and uplifts the spirit.
Contemporary smooth,
melodic jazz with Latin flavor
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Flautist Arch (AT) Thompson
Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Arch Thompson is a gifted flutist, composer/arranger and performer who upholds a rich and diverse musical tradition that extends from North, Central and South America to the shores of the Caribbean Islands.
He studied with Cheryl Grand, a former member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the legendary Bill Green. He has toured extensively throughout the West Coast as a soloist.
He later moved to Puerto Rico in order to fulfill his desire to master Contemporary Latin Jazz where he quickly became one of the featured Jazz flutist in the country and played with such notables as Dave Valentin, Jerry Gonzalez, Frank Lacy, Stefon Harris and Steve Turre.
In New York City, Arch studied intensely with Harold Jones, a permeire flute instructor with the Manhatten School of Music and Arch continued to focus on his professional growth. While studying and performing in New York, he began to synthesize his unique musical style which blends classical, jazz, funk and Latin into a sensational sound that moves from the tranquil and beautiful to a driving, pulsing, rhythmic fire that will have you dancing and singing to the captivating call of the Flute.
Arch is a featured performer with several Jazz and Latin groups in the DC area. He performs as a soloist and with his own groups Visions of Jazz and Flute Visions.
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