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Barry Cooper
His performance experience includes ‘Bones for Basie’ with Powell’s Nextep Band and ‘Slide Hampton’s World of Trombones.’ He has served as Musical Director for Kamal Scott and Guest Conductor for the Valery Ponomarev Big Band, and played before countless numbers of jazz fans at the Newport Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, the Apollo Theater, as well as the Blue Note Tokyo and various sites in Osaka & Fukuoka, Tokyo; Nice, France; Milan, Italy and NY.
Cooper can boast of working with numerous music industry icons including Nancy Wilson, Dianne Reeves, Dianne Schure, the Charles Tolliver Orchestra and Tony Bennett, with whom he recorded a holiday CD that was featured on the syndicated Oprah Winfrey Show, the Today Show, the Early Show and the Rachel Ray Show in late 2008.
He received the prestigious Michael Jackson Scholarship in 2000 and the Al Grey Award in 2002.
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Barry Cooper Sextet Presents: Basie and Beyond
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All About Jazz
American-born Jazz trombonist and member of the long-standing Count Basie Orchestra, Barry Cooper announces release of his first recording as a bandleader, titled Common Journey.
An exclusive Asian tour is in the works with anticipated dates in Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Taipei, Shanghai and Singapore.
Cooper has gained recognition internationally and at home as a member of the Count Basie Orchestra, Charles Tolliver Big Band, Chico O’Farrill Afro-Cuban Orchestra, Lincoln Center Afro-Cuban Orchestra, Duke Ellington Orchestra and Clark Terry’s Young Titan’s ...
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Primary Instrument
Trombone
Willing to teach
Advanced only
Music
Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson