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Excerpt from my music residency

Excerpt from reggae set, solo residency

Toko records, trumpet solo for Mavenalli, 1999

About Dave

Highly experienced, versatile 🎺, 100’s of gigs across UK-Classical,Jazz,Reggae,Soul,Ska, Funk.. Played with several ‘name’ bands.

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Trumpeter

Leicester

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A performing trumpet player for 30 years, I've been fortunate in having a wide experience in music, from brass ensembles, orchestras, Big Bands to soul, jazz, reggae, ska & New Orleans funk, performing with The King Brasstards, The [beautiful] South, The Specials, Prince Buster, Crazy P , Mavenalli Project, Skaboom, Kingsize, Stax of Soul, Music styles for any event, club style, classical, jazz, pop etc. Fully self contained and with public liability.

Dave

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Dave's Reviews

5 out of 5

Wonderful job, very professional. I would recommend

"absolutely wonderful, really made the ceremony that bit more special!"

"just listen to that sound! What a tone!"

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This act has been working with Encore for over 8 years

Dave's Song list

Too many to list! Soul, reggae, ska, jazz, swing, classical.....

* Alyo - Hypnotic Brass Band

* Basin Street Blues - Louis Armstrong

* Bingo Bango - Basement Jaxx

* Confucius - Don Drummond

* Do Watcha Wanna - Rebirth Brass Band

* E Flat Blues - Hot 8 Brass Band

* Everybody wants to be a Cat - Disney

* Freedom Sounds - The Skatalites

* Get Lucky - Daft Punk

* Gonna Fly Now - Rocky Theme

* I Feel Like Funkin’ It Up - Rebirth Brass gBand

* It Ain’t My Fault - Gospel Trad

* King Of The Swingers - Louis Prima

* Mambo Italiano - Dean Martin

* Message to you Rudy - Specials

* La bamba

* Mardi Gras - Dirty Dozen Brass Band

* Pig Bag

* Samba De Janeiro

* Seven nation army

* Sexual healing

* Shake It Off - Taylor Swift

* Steamin’ Blues - Hot 8 Brass Band

* Tequila

* When The Saints - Louis Armstrong

* When You’re Smiling - Louis Prima

* You Send Me - Sam Cooke

Dave's Prices

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Performance duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£100
Up to 1 hour	£175
Up to 2 hours	£275
Up to 3 hours	£350

Musicianship

Genres:

Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock

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Instruments:

Trumpet

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Event types:

Corporate event, Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Charity event, Concert, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Burns night, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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Other skills:

Fluent improviser, Fluent sight-reader, Instrumental teaching, Community music worker

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