The First Post

What you will find in these blog posts are sometimes going to be the general rantings of a semi-retired, semi-professional trumpet player and other times you will hear from other like minded people from around the world. My life as a musician and trumpet player has taken me to many parts of the world and I have had the pleasure of meeting many wonderful people along the way. However what I am doing right now excites me in ways I had never imagined. The work in creating The Trumpet Project has been a journey of love for the past year and a half. The genesis of the project is quite simple. I was looking for a different level of musical expression and as a trumpet player this can sometimes be relatively limiting. Playing in an Orchestra is fun but sometimes the work is not the most rewarding. Performing with a big band likewise has it’s limitations in creativity. I guess it stems from performing at the back of the bus so to speak. So I made a commitment to myself to find some musical outlets that would have me move out front and take more of a leadership role. To this end I started the Trumpet Project, took on conducting the South Vancouver Big Band when the leader left town last year and started a jazz quartet to back of the bands singer Ikuko May. At the same time as doing this I took a leap of faith and a one year hiatus from my very lucrative job in the film industry. So now although the page is not completely blank I have a pretty good idea of where I want to be heading.

This space will be a place where I can talk about what’s going on for me and some of my projects as well as interesting things I find along the way. I hope you enjoy these posts and feel free to comment below and let me know what you might want to hear more about in the trumpet world or the challenges you might be facing as a musician.