Adam Meckler
Meckler was the 2014 recipient of MacPhail Center for Music's Artist Development Grant resulting in When the Clouds Look Like This, a full length album of original music for Jazz Orchestra composed and directed by Meckler. In December of 2014, When The Clouds Look Like This was listed among 2014's Best Jazz Releases on iTunes. Meckler holds Faculty positions in trumpet and Jazz at McNally Smith College of Music, and MacPhail Center for Music. He is also one of three founders of SoKillingMan.com, a site dedicated to transcription and analysis of jazz solos. He is an active educator/clinician maintaining a trumpet studio in the Twin Cities and performing clinics and workshops all over the US and abroad.
Gear
Trumpet: Getzen Genesis, Flugel Horn: Kastul Custom Class (brushed copper), Mouthpiece: Bach 3c (gold)/Stork Studio Master XV6
Tags
Album Review
- Magnificent Madness by Angelo Leonardi
- Wander by Vic Albani
- When The Clouds Look Like This by Dan Bilawsky
Take Five With...
Read more articlesStunning, stunning experience! I've heard a lot and this is one of the rare occasions. The leadership is absolutely outstanding. The literature in that book, just superior! I've had good experiences - this is one in two, three or four. - Leigh Kamman (retired host of MPR's The Jazz Image)
Primary Instrument
Trumpet
Location
Minneapolis
Willing to teach
Advanced only
Credentials/Background
Trumpet/Jazz Faculty, McNally Smith College of Music, St Paul MN; MacPhail Center For Music, Minneapolis/Chanhassen, MN