Born: July 25, 1951 Primary Instrument: Trumpet
Alan Gaumer, trumpet, began playing the trumpet in 1958. He was a member of Kal’s Kid’s appearing on the Ted Mack Original Amateur Hour and numerous other television shows. Participating in band, orchestra, and stage bands through elementary, junior and high school he graduated from Freedom High School in 1969. He studied with John Nero and Willard Schissler and performed with the Allentown Band under the direction of Albertis L. Meyers. Alan then attended the U.S. Navy School of Music. Upon graduation he spent the next three years living in Gaeta, Italy touring Europe, Africa and Asia with the Navy Show Band. Prior to his discharge in 1973 he was offered the jazz trumpet position at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. From 1973-75 he toured first as trumpeter and later as drummer with the well known group KATO. Settling back in the Lehigh Valley, Alan was an integral part of the popular group P.F. & the Flyers and his own A.G.Q. After attending Rutgers University, Alan spent two years touring South America and West Africa with the U.S. Navy Show Band. After discharge in 1982, he worked for the next several years at well known hotels and resorts.
Alan has been the jazz trumpet Artist/Lecturer at Moravian College since 1994 and served as Fusion ensemble director in 1998-99, 2003-04 and 2005-06. He has performed with a long list of well known jazz personalities including: Randy Brecker, Phil Woods, Al Cohn, George Young, Bob Dorough, Tom Harrell, Bill Watrous, Urbie Green, Kim Parker, Vic Jurris, Charles Fambrough, Bill Washer, John Swanna, David Leonhardt, Steve Gilmore, Bill Goodwin, Bobby Routch, Tom Schuman of Spyro Gyra and others. In performance he and his wife (ROBIN BRYAN) form the duo Body & Soul. Additionally he together with: NELSON HILL, TOM KOZIC, CRAIG KASTELNIK, and GARY RISSMILLER form the quintet CO-OP BOP. He has been the recipient of several grants. He lists several recording credits. The most recent include a collaboration with the Moravian Jazz Faculty and a collection of original compositions by the Quintet CO-OP BOP. Additionally Alan & Co-op Bop are rostered artists with Young Audiences of Eastern Pennsylvania. The Quintet uses familiar cartoon themes such as The Flintstones and Pink Panther to teach young students about our rich national treasure called JAZZ. EQUIPMENT:
Brass: Yamaha 8310ZS custom Bb trumpet. Bach 37 lightweight, silver- plated Bb trumpet (vintage) Bach Stradvarious flugelhorn Amborg piccolo trumpet
Percussion: Remo drum set misc. cymbals - Zildjian & Paiste Extensive hand percussion collection ex: multiple whistles (Brazil) Keyboards/Synths: Korg Triton Workstation Korg N5 Synthesizer Korg M1 Workstation (vintage) Yamaha QY300 Sequencer Akai wind controller/synth.
Sound Re-inforcement + misc.: Mackie power amp M1400 Behringer mixer UB1222FX-Pro EV Speakers EV endym series mics
