Delighted to have acclaimed New York trumpeter Joe Magnarelli play The Bear Club for the first time.
For over three decades, Joe Magnarelli has been recognized as one of the world’s leading trumpet players. Joe has led a variety of his own ensembles, including collaborations in New York with John Swana and Jerry Weldon. In addition to his work as a bandleader, he has performed as a sideman with renowned artists such as Lionel Hampton, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Laverne Butler, Harry Connick Jr., the Buddy Rich Band, Maria Schneider, Grant Stewart, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Ray Barretto, and many others.
Magnarelli joins pianist Sean Fyfe on stage with his fiery trio of Mark Taylor on drums and Jeremy Brown on Bass.
Magnarelli, known to friends and fans as “Mags”, moved to New York City in 1986, with the goal of a fulfilling life devoted to music.
Things happened fairly swiftly ! That year, he joined vibes innovator Lionel Hampton’s Orchestra. That association led to tenures with organist Brother Jack McDuff’s septet; pianist and composer Toshiko Akiyoshi’s Jazz Orchestra; jazz singer laureate Jon Hendricks’s group; pianist Harry Connick Jr.’s Orchestra; conga dynamo Ray Barretto’s New World Sextet; saxophonist Charles Davis’s quintet; pianist Harry Whitaker’s group; the N.Y. Hard Bop Quintet and many more….
Additionally, as a freelance trumpet player, Magnarelli has had the opportunity to play engagements around the world with Aretha Franklin, Rosemary Clooney, Joe Williams, Freddy Cole, Mel Torme, Johnny Mathis and including such jazz and pop luminaries as Dr. John, Leon Russell, Liberace, the Manhattan Transfer, Freddie Hubbard, Art Farmer, Jimmy Heath, Al Jarreau, Jerry Bergonzi, Louie Bellson, Paquito D’Rivera, and Thiago Dimello.
The list goes on…but just demonstrates what an in demand, top-tier trumpet stylist Magnarelli is. With a warm, open sound and stellar technique he is a potent jazz soloist, known for his engaging, melodically-rich lines and his powerhouse rhythm. He says he draws most of his inspiration from jazz recorded between the early 1940s and the early 1960s. He names Charlie Parker, Fats Navarro, and Kenny Dorham as core influences, but also includes Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, Freddie Hubbard, and several others on that list although Parker remains his hero.
This should be some night!
“Magnarelli... balances originals and standards with taste, authority, and an effortless sense of joy.”
“...breathless stuff!”
“In an era when the echoes of jazz legends resonate through the ages, pianist Sean Fyfe emerges as a torchbearer of the hard-bop tradition”
Doors 7pm / Music 8.30pm / Tickets £16.50 / £10.50 for members
All seating/tables are first-come, first-served.