Win A Free Trumpet Lesson!

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I have a contest running on my Facebook page, at the moment, as I work to increase the ‘fan following’ over there. The lucky winner will receive a free 1 Hour Trumpet Lesson. This lesson can take place in person, should the winner be located here in New York City (or in a city around the world that I currently have plans to visit, in the next little while), or Online via Skype.

It’s easy to enter. Here’s what you need to do:

  1. “Like” the Bryan Davis Facebook Page.
  2. “Like” the announcement post about the contest.

The winner will be picked, at random, from people who have “liked” both the page and the post, when the total Page Likes hit 2500. (At time of writing, that total is currently 1993 likes.)

Please share this post, or the Facebook Announcement post, with anybody you think may be interested in this contest. Best of luck!!

This Evening’s Gig: The Brooklyn Jazz Orchestra play Kenton

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This evening, the Brooklyn Jazz Orchestra will be presenting “The Music of Stan Kenton” at Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church. We’ll be playing from 5-7pm and tickets are available for $25, at the door. This is a great band playing some of the best Kenton charts – it’s going to be a lot of fun!!

The church is located at 85 South Oxford Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217. Take the C Train to Lafayette Avenue, or the G Train to Fulton St, and you’re only a block or two away!!

Tonight’s Gig: March 11, 2014

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Tonight, I’ll be leading the trumpet section of Mike Longo’s NY State of the Art Jazz Ensemble at the Baha’i Center NYC. 2 shows at 8pm & 9:30pm. Cover charge is $15/$10 (seniors/students). We’ll be featuring many of Mike’s great compositions and arrangements, alongside favourites from the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band book! Hope to see you!!

The Baha’i Center is located 53 E 11th St (between University Ave and Broadway), New York, NY 10003. 3 blocks south of Union Square.

Tonight: 02/23/2014

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Tonight, I’ll be joining Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra for their weekly trip to Birdland, in NYC. 2 shows – 9pm & 11pm – with a $30 cover charge. Come on out and enjoy a great big band in one of New York’s premier venues!

Birdland is located at 315 West 44th Street, between 8th & 9th Avenues, in New York City.

Jam of the Week #5

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I’ve been thoroughly enjoying the new Facebook group called “Jam of the Week“, over the past month or so, since its inception.

Here’s my latest submission – this week is the Thelonious Monk tune “Well You Needn’t” – I may have taken the title too much to heart…