Featuring: JJulian Priester -Trombone,
Dave Martell -Trombone, Kenny Washington-Vocal, David Belove-Bass;Murray Low-Acoustic Piano; Michael Spiro-Congas & misc percussion; Paul Van Wageningen-Trap Drums; Wayne Wallace, Trombone
"Infinity" Debut record for The Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet JAZZ WEEK WORLD MUSIC TOP 50 CHARTS (Horns, vocals and perc.)
High energy Latin Jazz, soulful rhythm & blues. Held 1 for two weeks on world charts! (Horns, vocals and perc.)
Chart Toping Album! This album is a combination of contemporary Latin-jazz and funk. (Horns, vocals and perc.)
Modern jazz with afro-cuban and brazilian stylings. Great soloists and complex arrangements.
Mixing traditional and original jazz compositions, trombonist and bandleader Wayne Wallace and his all-star group of musicians take you on a latin jazz journey.
A Latin Jazz mixture of Latin, Funk, and Jazz stylings incorporating extraordinary musicianship and intricate jazz arrangements.
HISTORY AND EDUCATION
Born in San Francisco, CA
San Francisco State Performance Major
Private study with Julian Priester, Bobby Hutcherson and Will Sudmeier
La Escuela Nacional in Havana Cuba
INSTRUMENTS
Trombone · Keyboards · Vocals
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Co-composed and arranged the music for the 1991 Theater Works world premiere of the musical Go Down Garvey by Danny Duncan
Received a 1993 N.E.A. grant for jazz composition to compose a three part suite Digging Up the Roots reflecting the diverse musical cultures of the San Francisco Bay Area
Composed and arranged the music for the American Conservatory Theater 1993 production of Pecong by Steve Carter
Awarded the 1993 Bay Area Theater Critics Award for best original score in a drama for the musical Pecong
Received a 1996 grant from the ZellerbachFoundation for composition of a Jazz/Afro-Cuban musical suite
Received a 2002 San Francsico Arts Comission grant for composing the music to The Quilt
Received a 2002 Creative Work Fund grant for composing the music to The Quilt
Taught a Afro-Cuban music workshop in West Germany June-July 1989
Taught a Jazz and Blues Workshop at the National School of the Arts in Havana Cuba, in March 1994
Composed and arranged the music for EntreEl Aliento y El Sol for the New Shoes/Old Souls dance company, in January 1999
Composed and arranged the music for The Quilt, a spoken word/dance piece based on a quilt designed by the artist Faith Ringold
Composed and arranged the music for Dance Variations a suite for piano, cello and percussion for Jean Jeanrenaud of the Kronos String Quartet
Happy New Year Hey Wayne, just wanted to wish you all the best. and hope to catch you in Georgia soon. Thanks and check out my tunes if you get chance.
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