Summit Records
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Summit Records, Inc. is an internationally distributed record label
that evolved out of the dynamic large brass ensemble, Summit Brass in the late 1980s. It was established by a group led by officers and Summit Brass musicians David Hickman and Ralph Sauer
.
Four Summit Records recordings have been nominated for the Grammy Awards, including "The Manhattan Transfer Meets Tubby the Tuba" in the "Best Children's Album" category, the Chicago Chamber Musicians were finalists in the "Best Chamber Music Performance" category, Pete McGuinness in
the "Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist" for his arrangement of "Smile", and The University of Miami Concert Jazz Bands' recording of "Three Romances" in the category of "Best Instrumental Composition".
Summit developed the OrchestraPro Series to teach orchestral excerpts by professional musicians; a sort-of take home private lesson. They also have a subsidiary, SummitKids, a line that produces educational and other recordings geared toward children.
In 2006 Summit Records took over distributorship of MAMA Records, which was founded in 1990 by Gene Czerwinski. It has won three Grammy Awards including Count Basie Orchestra
, Bob Florence
, and Randy Brecker
.
Record label
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that evolved out of the dynamic large brass ensemble, Summit Brass in the late 1980s. It was established by a group led by officers and Summit Brass musicians David Hickman and Ralph Sauer
Ralph Sauer
Ralph Sauer is an American trombonist and teacher. He was Principal Trombonist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic for 32 years.-Biography:Sauer was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and graduated of the Eastman School of Music where he studied with Emory Remington.He was the Principal Trombonist of...
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Four Summit Records recordings have been nominated for the Grammy Awards, including "The Manhattan Transfer Meets Tubby the Tuba" in the "Best Children's Album" category, the Chicago Chamber Musicians were finalists in the "Best Chamber Music Performance" category, Pete McGuinness in
the "Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist" for his arrangement of "Smile", and The University of Miami Concert Jazz Bands' recording of "Three Romances" in the category of "Best Instrumental Composition".
Summit developed the OrchestraPro Series to teach orchestral excerpts by professional musicians; a sort-of take home private lesson. They also have a subsidiary, SummitKids, a line that produces educational and other recordings geared toward children.
In 2006 Summit Records took over distributorship of MAMA Records, which was founded in 1990 by Gene Czerwinski. It has won three Grammy Awards including Count Basie Orchestra
Count Basie Orchestra
The Count Basie Orchestra is a 16 to 18 piece big band, one of the most prominent jazz performing groups of the swing era, founded by Count Basie. The band survived the late '40s decline in big band popularity and went on to produce notable collaborations with singers such as Frank Sinatra and Ella...
, Bob Florence
Bob Florence
Bob Florence was an American jazz arranger and pianist. He began taking piano lessons at five and initially intended to be a concert pianist. However, on taking classes with Bob McDonald he changed direction toward jazz.At the beginning of his career Florence worked as a pianist and arranger with...
, and Randy Brecker
Randy Brecker
Randal "Randy" Brecker is an American trumpeter and flugelhornist. He is a highly sought after performer in the genres of jazz, rock, and R&B, and has performed or recorded with Stanley Turrentine, Billy Cobham, Bruce Springsteen, Lou Reed, Sandip Burman, Charles Mingus, Blood, Sweat & Tears,...
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List of Summit Records or MAMA Records artists and groups on Wikipedia
- Lily AfsharLily Afshar- Awards and recognition :Afshar has been praised for her performances.She won the 2000 Orville H. Gibson Award for Best Female Classical Guitarist. as well as the Tenth, Eleventh, and the Twelfth Annual "Premier Guitarist" awards by the Memphis Chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts &...
- Joseph AlessiJoseph AlessiJoseph Alessi is a world-renowned, primarily classical, trombonist; he is the current Principal Trombone of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and an active soloist, teacher/clinician and recording artist. Alessi is considered the finest player in modern times....
- American Brass QuintetAmerican Brass QuintetWhen the American Brass Quintet gave its first public performance on December 11, 1960, brass chamber music was still relatively unknown to concert audiences...
- Bill AnschellBill AnschellBill Anschell is a Jazz pianist and composer. He has recorded five CDs as a leader, and performed or recorded with a host of other top jazz players including Lionel Hampton, Nnenna Freelon, Tierney Sutton, Russell Malone, Richard Davis, Russell Gunn, Ron Carter, and many other greats...
- Daniel AsiaDaniel AsiaDaniel Asia is an American composer.Daniel Asia was born in Seattle, Washington, in the United States of America. He received a B.A. degree from Hampshire College and a M.M. from the Yale University School of Music...
- Atlantic Brass QuintetAtlantic Brass QuintetThe Boston-based Atlantic Brass Quintet is a five-piece chamber music ensemble which was founded in 1985, by John Manning, Joseph Foley, John Faieta and Bob Rasmussen...
- Michael Conway BakerMichael Conway BakerMichael Conway Baker is a Canadian composer and music educator of American birth. He became a naturalized Canadian citizen in 1970 and has resided more or less continuously in the Vancouver area since....
- Count Basie OrchestraCount Basie OrchestraThe Count Basie Orchestra is a 16 to 18 piece big band, one of the most prominent jazz performing groups of the swing era, founded by Count Basie. The band survived the late '40s decline in big band popularity and went on to produce notable collaborations with singers such as Frank Sinatra and Ella...
- Jeanne BaxtresserJeanne BaxtresserJeanne Baxtresser is an American flutist. She was the principal flutist of the New York Philharmonic for 15 years. She is presently the Vira I. Heinz Professor of Flute at Carnegie Mellon University.-Biography:...
- Gene BertonciniGene Bertoncini-Biography:Bertoncini was born in New York City, where he was raised in a musical family. His father played guitar and harmonica. Bertoncini began playing guitar at age seven and by age sixteen was appearing on television. He graduated from high school and attended the University of Notre Dame,...
- Tom BrantleyTom Brantley- Biography :Brantley was born in 1970 in Louisiana. He is a third generation trombonist.Brantley earned music degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi and the University of North Texas . He majored in trombone performance at both schools...
- Randy BreckerRandy BreckerRandal "Randy" Brecker is an American trumpeter and flugelhornist. He is a highly sought after performer in the genres of jazz, rock, and R&B, and has performed or recorded with Stanley Turrentine, Billy Cobham, Bruce Springsteen, Lou Reed, Sandip Burman, Charles Mingus, Blood, Sweat & Tears,...
- Carolina BrassCarolina BrassCarolina Brass is the name chosen by two different brass quintets based in North Carolina.Carolina Brass in CharlotteCarolina Brass was founded in 1980 by four principal brass musicians of the Charlotte Symphony and a professor of music at Davidson College...
- Kevin CobbKevin CobbAmerican trumpet player Kevin Cobb joined the American Brass Quintet in the fall of 1998 and with that appointment also became a faculty member of The Juilliard School and the Aspen Music Festival. He is also currently serving as faculty at the Hartt School, the Mason Gross School of the Arts at...
- Larry CombsLarry CombsLarry Combs is an American clarinetist. His principal teachers were Stanley Hasty at the Eastman School of Music and Leon Russianoff in New York....
- Jack CooperBig Band Reflections of Cole PorterBig Band Reflections of Cole Porter is the first album by the Jazz Orchestra of the Delta and features trumpeter Marvin Stamm and vocalist , this was released in June 2003 on the Summit Records jazz label. The CD has been extensively reviewed across the United States and the U.K...
- Dixieland RamblersThe Dixieland RamblersThe Dixieland Ramblers are a Dixieland revival jazz ensemble founded by clarinetist Mike Bennett and drummer Tom Stevenson in 1957. The band has recorded at least five albums for Summit Records and Louisiana Red Hot Records.-Discography:...
- Duo46Duo46The American ensemble Duo46 was established in 1994 in Tucson, Arizona by guitarist Matt Gould and violinist Beth Ilana Schneider. Since then, they have emerged through their commissioning, performing around the world, recording and teaching as a leading advocate of 20th- and 21st-century chamber...
- Eastman Wind EnsembleEastman Wind EnsembleThe Eastman Wind Ensemble is an American concert band founded by Frederick Fennell at the Eastman School of Music in 1952. It is often credited with helping popularize wind music. Through the group, Fennell redefined wind ensemble to refer to a specific kind of wind band with only one player per...
- Extension EnsembleExtension EnsembleExtension Ensemble is an American five piece Brass Quintet, based in New York, composed of Ralph Alessi , Sycil Mathai , Theo Primis , Mike Boschen and Andrew Bove...
- Tim EyermannTim EyermannTim Eyermann was a saxophonist.-Early years:He started his musical career at the age of six by taking up piano lessons for two years, he hated them...
- Philip FarkasPhilip FarkasPhilip Farkas was principal hornist in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for many years; he left in 1960 to join the music faculty at Indiana University Bloomington. He wrote The Art of French Horn Playing which is considered by many to be the seminal work for horn players...
- Bob FlorenceBob FlorenceBob Florence was an American jazz arranger and pianist. He began taking piano lessons at five and initially intended to be a concert pianist. However, on taking classes with Bob McDonald he changed direction toward jazz.At the beginning of his career Florence worked as a pianist and arranger with...
- David FriesenDavid FriesenDavid Friesen is an American jazz bassist born in Tacoma, Washington. Friesen plays the double bass as well as the Oregon bass, which is an electrified acoustic bass....
- Mark HetzlerMark HetzlerMark Hetzler is the trombonist for the Empire Brass Quintet. Hetzler has performed with the Minnesota Orchestra, Boston Pops, Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Florida Orchestra, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra.Hetzler received a bachelor's degree in music from Boston...
- David Hickman
- Arnold JacobsArnold JacobsArnold Jacobs was an American orchestral tuba player who was most known as the principal Tubist for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1944 until his retirement in 1988....
- Jazz Orchestra of the DeltaBig Band Reflections of Cole PorterBig Band Reflections of Cole Porter is the first album by the Jazz Orchestra of the Delta and features trumpeter Marvin Stamm and vocalist , this was released in June 2003 on the Summit Records jazz label. The CD has been extensively reviewed across the United States and the U.K...
- Stan Kenton Alumni BandStan KentonStanley Newcomb "Stan" Kenton was a pianist, composer, and arranger who led a highly innovative, influential, and often controversial American jazz orchestra. In later years he was widely active as an educator....
- Jerry KirkbrideJerry KirkbrideJerry Kirkbride is an American clarinetist, member of the Dorian Wind Quintet and Professor of Clarinet at the University of Arizona.-Education:...
- Ted KooshianTed KooshianTed Kooshian is a New York jazz pianist and keyboardist who has performed with artists that include Aretha Franklin, Chuck Berry, Toni Braxton, Marvin Hamlisch, Sarah Brightman, and Blood, Sweat, and Tears. Kooshian has played in many Broadway pit orchestras, and is a member of the Ed Palermo Big...
- Mark Lawrence
- Ronald LeonardRonald LeonardRonald Leonard is an American cellist. He has had a distinguished career as a soloist, chamber musician, principal cellist and teacher. He is currently on the faculties of the USC Thornton School of Music and the Colburn School...
- Dave LiebmanDave LiebmanDave Liebman is an American saxophonist and flautist. In June 2010, he received a NEA Jazz Masters lifetime achievement award from the National Endowment for the Arts.-Biography:...
- London Symphony OrchestraLondon Symphony OrchestraThe London Symphony Orchestra is a major orchestra of the United Kingdom, as well as one of the best-known orchestras in the world. Since 1982, the LSO has been based in London's Barbican Centre.-History:...
- Matthias LupriMatthias LupriMatthias Albrecht Lupri is a jazz musician who plays the vibraphone.-History:Lupri grew up in Manhattan, Kansas and Alberta, Canada. Initially he played the drums, and played as a teenager in blues, rock and country music bands...
- John MackJohn Mack (musician)John Mack was a renowned American oboist.Born in Somerville, New Jersey, Mack attended the Juilliard School of Music, studying oboe with Harold Gomberg and Bruno Labate and then at the Curtis Institute of Music with Marcel Tabuteau, the longtime principal oboe of the Philadelphia Orchestra.His...
- Dave MacKay
- MatrixMatrix (jazz group)Matrix is a jazz fusion group from Appleton, Wisconsin, that started in 1974, noted for tight brass ensemble lines and complex musical themes. It made its biggest impact on the music scene in the 1970s, including an appearance at the Monterey Jazz Festival in 1976. The group reformed in 1992,...
- Bob McChesneyBob McChesneyBob McChesney is an LA based jazz and studio trombonist, famous for his use and mastery of the 'doodle - tongue,' a method of articulation on the trombone as well as his ultra fast and melodic solos.-Biography:...
- Rafael MéndezRafael MéndezRafael Méndez was a popular Mexican virtuoso solo trumpeter.Méndez was born in Jiquilpan, Michoacán, Mexico...
- Fred MillsFred Mills (musician)Fred Mills was University of Georgia music professor from 1996–2009, and a 1992 Grammy nominee who made more than 40 records as a trumpeter with the Canadian Brass quintet from 1972-1996....
- Vaughn NarkVaughn NarkVaughn Nark is a critically acclaimed trumpeter, flugelhornist, tromboneist and exclusive Yamaha clinician from Washington, DC. With a career that includes nearly two decades as a member of the United States Air Force's Airmen of Note, Nark has performed with many of the worlds finest artists and...
- Gene PokornyGene PokornyGene Pokorny is an American tubist. He has played with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since his appointment by Georg Solti in 1988. He has also played with the Israel Philharmonic, the Utah Symphony, the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, The President's Own Marine Band, and the Los Angeles...
- River City Brass BandRiver City Brass BandThe River City Brass Band is a modified British-style brass band based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The band performed its first concert on November 21, 1981, with its founder Robert Bernat as conductor. In addition to its accessible performance style, RCBB is renowned for its recordings and...
- Ralph SauerRalph SauerRalph Sauer is an American trombonist and teacher. He was Principal Trombonist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic for 32 years.-Biography:Sauer was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and graduated of the Eastman School of Music where he studied with Emory Remington.He was the Principal Trombonist of...
- Carl SaundersCarl SaundersCarl Saunders, born , is a jazz trumpeter, composer and educator who worked with Stan Kenton, Buddy Rich, Bill Holman and Clare Fischer. Trombone player Carl Fontana once called Saunders "the best trumpet player you've never heard."- Origins :...
- Bobby ShewBobby Shew-Biography:After leaving college in 1960, Shew was drafted into the U.S. Army and played trumpet with the NORAD band in Colorado Springs and on tour. After leaving the Army, Shew joined Tommy Dorsey's band and then played with the Woody Herman and then the Buddy Rich Big Bands in the mid-to-late...
- Phil SmithPhilip Smith (musician)Philip Smith is an eminent American classical trumpet player. He is the principal trumpeter in the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Smith, born in the UK, is from a Salvation Army background. He maintains a high reputation amongst trumpeters worldwide as one of the best. He assumed the...
- Clark TerryClark TerryClark Terry is an American swing and bop trumpeter, a pioneer of the fluegelhorn in jazz, educator, NEA Jazz Masters inductee, and recipient of the 2010 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award...
- Mike VaxMike VaxMike Vax is a jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and clinician. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, he performs exclusively on Getzen trumpets, cornets, and flugelhorns and has the status of an International Artist for the Getzen Company. He has played lead and solo trumpet with the Stan...
- Robert VernonRobert VernonRobert Vernon is a classical violist and teacher.Robert Vernon has served as the Principal Violist of the Cleveland Orchestra since 1976. Vernon occupies the endowed Chaillé H. and Richard B. Tullis Chair, and along with Franklin Cohen has served longer in a Principal position than any other...
- Allen VizzuttiAllen VizzuttiAllen Vizzutti is an American trumpeter, composer and music educator.Allen Vizzutti very recently recorded his first solo jazz album in some time. "Ritzville" which will be available November 1st, as announced by Vizzutti himself...
- George Walker (composer)George Walker (composer)George Theophilus Walker is an African-American composer, the first to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. He received the Pulitzer for his work Lilacs in 1996....
- B.J. Ward
- Harry WattersHarry WattersHarry Watters is a noted jazz trombonist. He has performed across the United States with many jazz artists including Al Hirt, Pete Fountain, Shirley Jones, and many others. He has performed as a featured trombone soloist with the United States Army Orchestra, the West Virginia Symphony...
- Ken WattersKen WattersKen Watters is an American jazz trumpeter residing in Atlanta, Georgia. He is the brother of noted jazz trombonist, Harry Watters. Ken is a member of several noted performing groups, including Tabou Combo, , Natalie Cole Band, , the Magic City Jazz Orchestra, and the W. C. Handy Jazz All-Stars...
- Jiggs WhighamJiggs WhighamJiggs Whigham is an American jazz trombonist living in Europe.Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he began his professional career at age 17, joining the Glenn Miller/Ray Mckinley orchestra in 1961...
- Anthony Wilson
- Gerald WilsonGerald WilsonGerald Stanley Wilson is an American jazz trumpeter, big band bandleader, composer/arranger, 8 time Grammy nominee, and educator. He has been based in Los Angeles since the early 1940s....
- Michele ZukovskyMichele ZukovskyMichele Zukovsky is an American clarinetist.Zukovsky is the principal clarinetist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. She has performed with the Boston Pops, the St. Petersburg String Quartet, the Lincoln Center Chamber Players, and at the Mostly Mozart Festival. She has taught at the California...
External links
- Official website
- AllAboutJazz.com interview