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Byron Stripling

Columbus Jazz Orchestra Artistic Director and trumpet virtuoso, Byron Stripling, has ignited audiences throughout the world. Stripling has become a favorite throughout the country, soloing with Boston Pops, Cincinnati Pops, Seattle Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, Utah Symphony, and The American Jazz Philharmonic. He has also been a featured soloist at the Hollywood Bowl and performs at jazz festivals throughout the world.

An accomplished actor and singer, Stripling was chosen, following a worldwide search, to star in the lead role of the Broadway bound musical, “Satchmo.” Many will remember his featured cameo performance in the television movie, “The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles,” and his critically-acclaimed performance in the 42nd Street production of “From Second Avenue to Broadway.”

Stripling earned his stripes as lead trumpeter and soloist with the Count Basie Orchestra, under the direction of Thad Jones and Frank Foster. He has also played and recorded extensively with the bands of Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Herman, Lionel Hampton, Clark Terry, Louis Bellson, and Buck Clayton in addition to The Lincoln Center Classical Jazz Orchestra, The Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, and The GRP All Star Big Band.

Stripling enjoys conducting seminars and master classes at colleges, universities, conservatories, and high schools, where he is a favorite guest speaker to groups of all ages.

Stripling was educated at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, and the Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan. Stripling lives in Westerville, Ohio with his wife, former dancer, writer and poet Alexis, and their beautiful daughters.

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Byron Stripling and the Philly Pops at the Kimmel Center

Read "Byron Stripling and the Philly Pops at the Kimmel Center" reviewed by Victor L. Schermer


Byron Stripling and the Philly Pops “Uptown Nights" The Kimmel Center for Performing Arts Philadelphia, PA March 1, 2019 The Philly Pops' “Uptown Nights," as the title implies, revealed itself to be a festive show that featured the music of the 1920s through the 1940s when jazz was the popular music of the Jazz Age, the Swing Era, and World War II. Those were heady times when jazz was a ...

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Byron Stripling: Byron, Get One Free...

Read "Byron, Get One Free..." reviewed by Dave Nathan


This is the 3rd album for former Lionel Hampton Big Band lead trumpet Bryon Stripling for the Nagel Heyer label. Joined by jazz stalwarts Wycliffe Gordon, Bill Charlap and the ageless, Frank Wess, Stripling focuses more on ballad standards than on his previous releases revealing a soft side to his playing. The blues inflected arrangement of Lover Man, for example, allows him to wax pretty with his full tone. Faster paced material has been forsaken. “Frank's Magic" has a 1940's ...

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Byron Stripling: Byron, Get One Free

Read "Byron, Get One Free" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


Byron Stripling accepts the mantle of Louis Armstrong.

Everything about Byron Stripling is good-natured. His trumpet playing is clearly understandable, fluent, and deeply influenced by Louis Armstrong. His singing is engaging and original while tipping its hat to Pops also. His two previous recordings, the 2000 Series initiating Striplingnow! (Nagel Heyer 2002) and his fully-assembled Satchmo lovefest, If I Could Be With You (Nagel Heyer 1010) support this. Stripling's new recording, Byron, Get One Free is a feel-good jazz recording ...

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Byron Stripling: If I Could Be With You: Byron Stripling and Friends Play Louis Armstrong

Read "If I Could Be With You: Byron Stripling and Friends Play Louis Armstrong" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


Satch's 100th. The music on this disc has been mined from two previous Nagel-Heyer releases: We Love You Louis! -- The New York All-stars Play The Music Of Louis Armstrong (N-H 029) and Oh, Yeah-- The New York All-stars Play The Music Of Louis Armstrong (N-H 046). Both discs document live recordings made the Congress Centrum and Hanse-Merkur Auditorium, respectively, both in Hamburg, Germany (home of Nagel-Heyer). This disc of previously released performances is being released in the quasi-centenary of ...

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Byron Stripling: Striplingnow!

Read "Striplingnow!" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


A Most Interesting Tone. Count Basie Band trumpeter Byron Stripling has a tone that is a throwback to a bygone era. He has a vocal style that is the same. His trumpet style is an amalgam of Louis Armstrong, Cootie Williams and Roy Eldridge. Dirty yet precise, Stripling’s trumpet blows a blast of fresh air that provides a market foil to the Davis-Marsalis-Roney axis. Stripling’s vocal style recalls Armstrong, a tenor Johnny Hartman, and a Nat Cole, a little out ...

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Jazz this week: Byron Stripling's tribute to Clark Terry, The Necks, and more

Jazz this week: Byron Stripling's tribute to Clark Terry, The Necks, and more

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

From a big band tribute to one of St. Louis' all-time musical greats to the debut appearance by an avant-garde band from Australia, this week's calendar of jazz and creative music in St. Louis offers an exceptionally eclectic selection of shows. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, March 23 Burlesque performer Lola Van Ella and her band present the first of two evenings at Jazz at the Bistro, and Elsie Parker and the Poor People of Paris return to Nathalie's. ...

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Jazz this week: Peter Martin & Federico González Peña, Byron Stripling, and more

Jazz this week: Peter Martin & Federico González Peña, Byron Stripling, and more

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

This week's calendar of jazz and creative music in St. Louis includes a duo concert pairing two prolific pianists, a return visit from a top trumpeter, three different big band performances, and more. Let's go to the highlights... Thursday, February 26 Pianist Kara Baldus, guitarist William Lenihan, and drummer Steve Davis will play a free concert for the Jazz at Holmes series at Washington University, with Wash U provost Holden Thorpe also sitting in on piano. In keeping with the ...

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Jazz This Week: Jazz Edge Big Band with Russell Gunn and Keyon Harrold, Byron Stripling, Chicago Afrobeat Project, Alarm Will Sound, and More

Jazz This Week: Jazz Edge Big Band with Russell Gunn and Keyon Harrold, Byron Stripling, Chicago Afrobeat Project, Alarm Will Sound, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

Yes, St. Louis jazz fans, Jazz at the Bistro is closed for the next four months, but don't despair; while we wait with bated breath for the newly expanded and swankified Bistro to reopen in the fall, there's still a good deal of jazz and creative music to be heard around town, and StLJN will help you find it. Let's go to this week's highlights... On Thursday night, the 13th annual John L Baker Memorial Concert, featuring a big band ...

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"Swingin' The New Year" With Columbus Jazz Orchestra All-Stars Byron Stripling, Bobby Floyd & Special Guest Jamey Aebersold

"Swingin' The New Year" With Columbus Jazz Orchestra All-Stars Byron Stripling, Bobby Floyd & Special Guest Jamey Aebersold

Source: Scott Vezdos

Columbus, OH – The Jazz Arts Group’s Inside Track series continues its 2013-14 season at the historic Lincoln Theatre with Columbus Jazz Orchestra all-stars Byron Stripling and Bobby Floyd in “Swingin’ the New Year” on Saturday, December 28. Byron and Bobby lead a small group with a celebration that is sure to beat the post-holiday blues and make you sing and dance! Special guests Jamey Aebersold, Larry Cook and Rich Thompson hit the stage with a Jazz Academy workshop ensemble ...

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Jazz Arts Group's Inside Track Series Continues With CJO All-stars Byron Stripling & Bobby Floyd

Jazz Arts Group's Inside Track Series Continues With CJO All-stars Byron Stripling & Bobby Floyd

Source: Scott Vezdos

Columbus, OH – The Jazz Arts Group's Inside Track series continues its 2012-13 season at the historic Lincoln Theatre with Columbus Jazz Orchestra all-stars Byron Stripling and Bobby Floyd in “Swingin' the New Year" on Friday, December 28. Byron and Bobby lead a small group with a celebration that is sure to beat the post-holiday blues and make you sing and dance! Special guests Larry Cook and Rich Thompson hit the stage with a Jazz Academy workshop ensemble that could ...

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Jazz This Week: Byron Stripling's Tribute to Louis Armstrong; Kirk Whalum Plays Keilwerth; Free Outdoor Jazz Concerts; and More

Jazz This Week: Byron Stripling's Tribute to Louis Armstrong; Kirk Whalum Plays Keilwerth; Free Outdoor Jazz Concerts; and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

Though the official start of summer still is a couple of weeks off, the summer season of free outdoor concerts around St. Louis already is well underway. This time of year also usually brings some visitors to StLJN who find the site by searching for “free jazz concerts in the park" or something similar, as well as a few emails from people asking where those free outdoor jazz concerts can be found. Well, the short answer to that question is, ...

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SLSO to Present Byron Stripling in Tribute to Louis Armstrong on Saturday, June 9

SLSO to Present Byron Stripling in Tribute to Louis Armstrong on Saturday, June 9

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

Having just completed an educational residency for Jazz St. Louis back in February, trumpeter and singer Byron Stripling already has gotten his ticket punched for a return trip here. The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra will present Stripling (pictured) in “Sounds of New Orleans: A Tribute to Louis Armstrong" at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 9 at Powell Symphony Hall. Stripling first became known for performing Armstrong's music back in 1988, when he was selected to play the lead in the musical ...

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Jazz This Week: Chris Botti, Byron Stripling, Bill Watrous, Unt One O'Clock Lab Band, St. Louis Rivermen, and More

Jazz This Week: Chris Botti, Byron Stripling, Bill Watrous, Unt One O'Clock Lab Band, St. Louis Rivermen, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

If there's a keyword for this weekend's schedule of jazz and creative music in St. Louis, it's “brass." The next few days will see three stellar touring brass players—two trumpeters and a trombonist—playing here as soloists or bandleaders, plus a somewhat larger-than-usual number of big band performances, and some other noteworthy shows, too. Let's go the highlights: On Thursday evening, the University of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band will be in town for a concert at Webster Groves High ...

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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Trumpet in the Tradition with Byron Stripling

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Trumpet in the Tradition with Byron Stripling

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

This week, our video spotlight shines on trumpeter and singer Byron Stripling, who's coming to town next week to do an educational residency for Jazz St. Louis and perform on Friday and Saturday at Jazz at the Bistro. Stripling, who will turn 51 in April, was born in Atlanta, the son of a classically trained singer and choir director, and he actually has a couple of connections to the St. Louis area in ...

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Jazz Arts Group Presents "Don't Listen to This!" - An Evening of Banned Music Featuring Byron Stripling, Dave Powers & Christian Howes

Jazz Arts Group Presents "Don't Listen to This!" - An Evening of Banned Music Featuring Byron Stripling, Dave Powers & Christian Howes

Source: Michael Ricci

The Jazz Arts Group's Inside Track series kicks off the 2011-12 season on September 23 24 at the Lincoln Theatre with “Don't Listen To This!," an evening of music and lyrics that once fanned the flames of controversy, featuring Byron Stripling, Dave Powers, Christian Howes and a pre-concert lecture with the Thurber House. Music censorship didn't begin in the '80s with Tipper Gore and the PMRC. Dean Martin's hit song “Wham! Bam! Thank You Ma'am" was banned by radio stations ...

New York Times - - Peter Watrous
"Mr. Stripling stopped the show"

"Mr. Stripling is a powerful trumpeter, at ease with the most complicated and detailed bebop lines and an open-armed Armstrong swagger."

Los Angeles Times - - Charles Champlin
"... one of the weekend's remarkable debuts... was Byron Stripling, a towering and powerful trumpet player, who has been compared to a later Louis Armstrong but whose lightning runs and startling intervals are right out of bop. When he played ... the effect was of an abbreviated history of jazz in two choruses."

St. Louis Post-Dispatch —John Huxhold
"His rapport with the audience was instance…he has pizzazz, he has charisma…It was a thrilling ride."

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