Dan Rosenboom

“A musician dedicated to exploration and expression, regardless of anyone’s imagined boundaries.” — Chris Barton, Los Angeles Times

“Daniel Rosenboom is quickly becoming a ubiquitous presence in the West Coast's creative jazz scene... a singularly creative voice whose unique aesthetic encompasses an array of idiosyncratic influences...a lyrical virtuoso with a commanding tone, whose expansive trumpet technique is saliently paralleled in his diverse writing...an artist on the rise.” — Troy Collins, All About Jazz

“Trumpet dynamo Dan Rosenboom, one of the more interesting Los Angeleno players, impresses with the fluidity of his ideas...” — Josef Woodard, DownBeat Magazine

“Rosenboom gushes forth with fearsome alacrity, evoking the muscle of Freddie Hubbard and tone sculpture of Wadada Leo Smith...” — Robert Bush, All About Jazz

“This shit rocks harder than those bands you hear through the walls in rehearsal studios around town, and Rosenboom leads the charge with his supermanly trumpet blasting

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“A musician dedicated to exploration and expression, regardless of anyone’s imagined boundaries.” — Chris Barton, Los Angeles Times

“Daniel Rosenboom is quickly becoming a ubiquitous presence in the West Coast's creative jazz scene... a singularly creative voice whose unique aesthetic encompasses an array of idiosyncratic influences...a lyrical virtuoso with a commanding tone, whose expansive trumpet technique is saliently paralleled in his diverse writing...an artist on the rise.” — Troy Collins, All About Jazz

“Trumpet dynamo Dan Rosenboom, one of the more interesting Los Angeleno players, impresses with the fluidity of his ideas...” — Josef Woodard, DownBeat Magazine

“Rosenboom gushes forth with fearsome alacrity, evoking the muscle of Freddie Hubbard and tone sculpture of Wadada Leo Smith...” — Robert Bush, All About Jazz

“This shit rocks harder than those bands you hear through the walls in rehearsal studios around town, and Rosenboom leads the charge with his supermanly trumpet blasting. One of the most original, exciting, adventurous groups in L.A. right now.” — Gary Fukushima, LA Weekly

“Miles Davis, whose ghost lingered throughout, would have approved.” — Greg Burk, Los Angeles Times

“Unlike anything heard before. This is jazz for the 21st century.” — Scott Yanow, author of thousands of articles for the All Music Guide to Jazz

“Daniel Rosenboom's trumpet playing was great throughout.” — Bill Brotherton, Boston Herald

“...it's poetry as interpreted by Rosenboom's sweetly tuneful trumpet. Rosenboom leaps from one extreme to another, doing both with the effortless flair of someone who has mastered his craft and isn't shy to show it off.” — Robert Sutton, Jazz Corner

“Spectacular trumpet soloing...mesmerizing...” — Bruce L Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery

“Daniel Rosenboom's trumpet and electronics tour de force Evolution captures all the gravity of '70s prog rock with a dramatic flair of Freddy Mercury- proportions...Rosenboom goes for the jugular both rhythmically and melodically, running through time signatures like a box of Kleenex at an AA meeting.” —Randy Nordschow, New Music Box

“Rosenboom's virtuosic performance added great excitement to the piece as we flew through fantastic landscapes or saw flashes of other images: a flutter- tongued passage gave way to a reflective, beautiful melody in the trumpet part. “ —Neville Young, International Trumpet Guild

REVIEWS OF FIRE KEEPER BY THE DANIEL ROSENBOOM QUINTET

****4/5 STARS**** from DownBeat Magazine

”There are few jazz records that seem suitable for a pyrotechnics show, but trumpeter-composer-producer Daniel Rosenboom has accomplished such a feat with the debut of his new album...a wholly modern and frequently intimidating assault brimming with ferocity...The quintet has a grinding meticulousness...and the band is extremely tight in their execution of Rosenboom's ideas. This is not background music. It's a panoramic assault soaked in aggression and fuzz, flinging jagged machismo in every direction. The listener has two options: Put down what they're doing and soak it up, or run screaming for the hills.” — Sean J. O'Connell, DownBeat Magazine

“Complex and exciting, Fire Keeper burns, lurches, and leaps with intelligent virtuosity and a breathtaking sense of ensemble cohesion. This might be where jazz is heading—so strap in and enjoy the ride.” — Robert Bush, All About Jazz

“Veering between knotty jazz, prog rock and metal, is a trumpeter determined to go his own way...the imagination on display generates plenty of heat.” — Chris Barton, Los Angeles Times

****4.5/5 STARS**** from Sydney Morning Herald ”A more innovative approach has been to place jazzy improvising within a rock aesthetic. The quintet, led by Los Angeles' trumpeter Daniel Rosenboom, is at the pinnacle of this approach, as heard on the new Fire Keeper opus. Rosenboom's music filmically plays with moods, while reaching peaks of energy in which rhythmically complex compositions and arresting improvising sit atop the thundering drama of rock.” — John Shand, Sydney Morning Herald

“We’ve firmly established a few things about Daniel Rosenboom from his Best of 2013 release Book of Omens: he’s a fearless composer, bandleader, and trumpet player who lunges headfirst into the frontiers of modern progressive jazz, making it his mission to craft something that’s both fresh and immediate. What we establish from his follow-up LP Fire Keeper is that his pursuit of what’s beyond that frontier doesn’t ever let up.” — S. Victor Aaron, Something Else Reviews

“Fire Keeper, marches forward with a certain kind of relentlessness. It's definitely the kind of rambunctious, inventive kind of music that would describe a Steve Coleman composition or the latest David Binney album...[an] exciting direction jazz has been taking lately in the intermingling of rock sounds into the jazz canon, especially when touches of free jazz rear their heads.” — Anthony Dean-Harris, Nextbop

“The kinetic energy in the performances on this thing is m-a-s-s-i-v-e...the performances are just stellar throughout.” — The Needle Drop

“These guys aren’t afraid hit it hard, paying homage to rock and jazz often in the same track. The result is a complex, yet ultimately catchy, set of tunes. But be careful – you might break a few bones trying to move your body to Fire Keeper.” — Mike Borella, Avant Music News

“Fire Keeper, the debut album from the Daniel Rosenboom Quintet, exemplifies the vast possibilities for contemporary jazz artists.” — Mike Oppenheim, All About Jazz

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Primary Instrument

Trumpet

Location

Los Angeles

Willing to teach

Beginner to advanced

Clinic/Workshop Information

A clinic with Daniel Rosenboom can take many shapes. If working with performing groups, Daniel is an outstanding coach for group interaction, both in terms of written music and improvisation. If working with large ensembles, Daniel's extensive background in orchestras, big bands, and various chamber ensemble settings gives him a wealth of insight into the shaping of large ensemble music. In working with individual players, Daniel's approach focuses on an effortless approach to technique in order to free the inner voice of a musician

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Primary Instrument

Trumpet

Location

Los Angeles

Willing to teach

Beginner to advanced

Clinic/Workshop Information

A clinic with Daniel Rosenboom can take many shapes. If working with performing groups, Daniel is an outstanding coach for group interaction, both in terms of written music and improvisation. If working with large ensembles, Daniel's extensive background in orchestras, big bands, and various chamber ensemble settings gives him a wealth of insight into the shaping of large ensemble music. In working with individual players, Daniel's approach focuses on an effortless approach to technique in order to free the inner voice of a musician. Adept and adaptable, Daniel brings a wealth of experience in a vast array of musical styles to any clinic and will leave your students informed and inspired!

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