Brian Lynch (September 12, 1956) is an American

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trumpeter. He has been a member of Eddie Palmieri's Afro-Caribbean Jazz group and has led the Latin Side of Miles project with trombonist

Conrad Herwig Lee Conrad Herwig III (born 1959) is an American jazz trombonist from New York City. Biography Herwig began his career in Clark Terry's band in the early 1980s and has been a featured member in the Joe Henderson Sextet, Tom Harrell's Septet and ...

. Lynch has worked with

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alumnus

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, recorded with dance remixers Joe Claussell,

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and the Latin alternative group Yerba Buena. He arranged for Japanese pop star

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and producer

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, has written string charts for

Phil Woods Philip Wells Woods (November 2, 1931 – September 29, 2015) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, and composer. Biography Woods was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. After inheriting a saxophone at age 12, he began ...

, and has played with

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, and

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Early life and education

Lynch was born in

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. He grew up in

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, Wisconsin, and attended Nicolet High School. Lynch apprenticed with pianist

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and organist

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, while earning a degree from the

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Career

While living in San Diego in 1980 and 1981, Lynch performed in a group with Charles McPherson. Lynch moved to New York in late 1981 and was hired by Bill Kirchner, performing and recording with Kirchner's nonet. He was a member of the

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Quintet (1982–1985) and the

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(1982–1988). Simultaneously, he played and recorded on the Latin scene with salsa bandleader Angel Canales (1982–83) and Hector LaVoe (1983–87). He began his association with Eddie Palmieri in 1987, and at the end of 1988 joined what turned out to be the final edition of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. He began his association with Phil Woods in 1992, and also worked frequently with

Benny Golson Benny Golson (born January 25, 1929) is an American bebop/ hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He came to prominence with the big bands of Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie, more as a writer than a performer, before laun ...

around this time.

Projects

In 1986, Lynch recorded his first album as a leader, ''Peer Pressure'', for Criss Cross, followed by ''Back Room Blues'' and ''At the Main Event'' (Criss Cross), ''In Process'' ( Ken Music), ''Keep Your Circle Small'' (Sharp Nine)), and a string of sideman dates with

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and Phil Woods. ''Spheres of Influence'' (Sharp Nine, 1997) became the first of several Lynch projects displaying a strong

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influence. He worked with Eddie Palmieri's Afro-Caribbean Jazz Octet on ''Arete'', ''Palmas'' and ''Vortex'' (Nonesuch and RMM). As the '90s progressed, he collaborated with Palmieri as an arranger, co-composer and

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. Palmieri collaborated with Lynch again on '' Simpático'', his album for

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. Lynch has collaborated with drummers

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, Horacio Hernandez,

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, and

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; percussionists Richie Flores, Pedro Martinez, and Roberto Quintero; pianists Luis Perdomo,

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, Manuel Valera, and

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; bassists John Benitez, Ruben Rodriguez, and Hans Glawischnig; and saxophonists Miguel Zenón and Yosvany Terry. On February 11, 2007, Lynch and Eddie Palmieri won the

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for '' Simpático'' at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. On January 27, 2020, Lynch and the Brian Lynch Big Band won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album for the album, '' The Omni-American Book Club''.

Teaching

Lynch holds faculty positions at

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, and the North Netherlands Conservatory. He has taught at the Stanford Jazz Workshop, and conducted workshops in numerous major institutes of learning, including the Eastman School of Music,

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, the

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, and

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Discography

* 1986 ''Peer Pressure'' ( Criss Cross) * 1989 ''Back Room Blues'' (Criss Cross) * 1991 ''In Process'' (

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) * 1994 ''At the Main Event'' (Criss Cross) * 1995 ''Keep Your Circle Small'' (Sharp Nine) * 1997 ''Spheres of Influence'' (Sharp Nine) * 2000 ''Tribute to the Trumpet Masters'' (Sharp Nine) * 2001 ''Do That Make You Mad?'' (Disk Union) * 2003 ''Fuschia/Red'' (Cellar Live) * 2004 ''Brian Lynch Meets Bill Charlap'' (Sharp Nine) * 2005 ''24/7'' (Nagel Heyer) * 2005 ''Conclave'' (Criss Cross) * 2006 '' Simpatico'' (

) * 2009 ''Damian With Brian Lynch and Friends'' (D&R) * 2010 ''Bolero Nights: For Billie Holiday'' (

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) * 2011 ''Conclave, Vol. 2'' (Criss Cross) * 2011 ''Unsung Heroes'' * 2013 ''Unsung Heroes, Vol. 2'' (

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) * 2014 ''Questioned Answer'' * 2016 '' Madera Latino: A Latin Jazz Interpretation on the Music of Woody Shaw'' * 2019 '' The Omni-American Book Club'' With

* ''

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, 1990) * '' One for All'' (A&M, 1990) With

Ralph Moore Ralph Moore (born 24 December 1956) is an English jazz saxophonist. Early life Moore was born in Brixton, London, England. His mother was the dancer Josie Woods, and his father was in the US military. He spent his childhood in Brixton, and afte ...

*'' Round Trip'' (Reservoir, 1985 987 With Herb Robertson * ''

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& Eddie Palmieri *'' Masterpiece/Obra Maestra'' (RMM Records, 2000) With

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*'' Live in Miami @ The WDNA Jazz Gallery'' (JMood, 2018) With Rob Schneiderman * ''

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, 1991) With

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, 1995)

References

External links

Official website
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