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Darren Barrett db Quintet at The Side Door Jazz Club
Where
The Side Door Jazz Club
85 Lyme St
Old Lyme, CT
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(860) 434-2600
When
Fri, August 22, 2014
8:30 pm
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DARREN BARRETT dB Quintet – Fri Aug 22 – Doors 7:30 Show 8:30pm 860-434-0886 www.thesidedoorjazz.com
Darren Barrett - trumpet , Myron Walden - tenor and soprano saxophones, Takeshi Ohbayashi – piano, Alexander Toth – bass, Anthony Toth - drums
Canadian Grammy Award winning trumpet player Darren Barrett was born to Jamaican parents. Darren remembers that, “the first time I heard Miles Davis was on the record ‘Round About Midnight, and when I heard Miles’ sound and approach, I knew that the instrument I wanted to play was the trumpet.”
In 1986, Darren attended Berklee College of Music on a full scholarship, receiving a BA in Professional Music in 1990. He went on to receive an MA in Jazz Performance in 1993, and an MS in Music Education from Queens College in 1995. His quest for a Doctorate degree was interrupted by a special program that was being developed, called the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance, at the New England Conservatory of Music.” In 1997, Darren earned a Diploma in Jazz Performance from the Thelonious Monk Institute where he was a member of the inaugural class. In 1997, Darren entered and won 1st place in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, the biggest jazz competition in the world, which highlights a different instrument each year....
