TRUMPETER TRENT AUSTIN COMES TO SOUHEGAN HIGH SCHOOL FOR JAZZ NIGHT #3
The Souhegan High School Music Department will host the third Jazz Night of the year on Friday April 20 at 7:00pm. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Jazz Night series of concerts hosted at SHS. To wrap-up our 10th anniversary season, we are proud to welcome jazz trumpeter Trent Austin and his Quartet to SHS.
Mr. Austin has led a varied career in music to date performing in many musical circles (jazz, classical, and contemporary music). In high school, he was selected to play at the opening of Euro-Disney and was also a featured performer at the 1992 Montreux Jazz festival in Switzerland. Later, he was awarded a full music scholarship to attend the University of New Hampshire to study classical trumpet. Mr. Austin has performed with such artists as Tony Bennett, Natalie Cole, Joe Williams, Clark Terry, Jack Jones, Bob Brookmeyer, Maria Schneider, Peter Erskine, Arturo Sandoval, Hal Galper, Dick Oatts, Marvin Stamm, Red Holloway, Jesse Davis, Dick Johnson, Kenny Werner, and Bob Wilber. Most recently Mr. Austin was a featured trumpet soloist with the prestigious Artie Shaw Orchestra (a position he held for 11 years) and is currently highly in demand in the Boston area as a trumpet soloist. Mr. Austin's first solo CD entitled Trumpet 101 is available through this site or at CDBaby. His newest release, Two-Toned, features intimate duo collaborations with some of his favorite musicians, including the piano great Mr. Benny Green.
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The Trent Austin Quartet will be joined by jazz ensembles from Souhegan HS, Hampstead MS, Pelham MS, Woodbury MS and the Manchester Community Music School. General Admission at the door is $10.00 for adults and $8.00 for students. Doors will open at 6:30pm. For more information about Trent Austin, go to www.trentaustinmusic.com . For event information, please contact Carl Benevides at cbenevides@sprise.com.
