The Other Side Of The Bell - A Trumpet Podcast

A native of New Orleans, Robert Karon received his Bachelor of Arts cum laude in Music from UCLA and Master of Music degree from the Juilliard School in New York City. He was the recipient of the Longy Award for achievement in Solfege. His teachers include Robert DiVall, Irving Bush, William Vacchiano, and Arnold Jacobs. Proficient in three languages, Karon toured South America, the Far East, and Europe during his two years with the Mexico City Philharmonic and played first trumpet with the Maracaibo Symphony Orchestra in Venezuela. In contrast, Karon also toured nationally with Engelbert Humperdinck and Emerson, Lake, and Palmer. Upon his return to the U.S., Karon has performed as principal trumpet of the Sacramento Symphony as well as a member of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and other Los Angeles based freelance orchestras. His recording credits for film and television include soundtracks for Jag, Star Trek, and Hello Dolly. Bob Karon has taught at Occidental College,P omona College, the R. D. Colburn School, and UCLA. He is an avid amateur radio (ham) operator and dedicates much of his free time to enhance the curriculum in the L.A. Unified School District. Bob Karon's latest endeavor is his educational website trumpetbob.com, which features lessons, articles and resources for trumpet players. He also offers private lessons and consultations in person and through FaceTime and Skype. Visit the show notes for this episode at bobreeves.com/65.

Wim Van Hasselt is a Belgian soloist and chamber musician. Currently based in Switzerland, the artist performs regularly in Europe, North America and Asia. For many years Wim Van Hasselt was a member of the trumpet section with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam. Prior to this he held the same position with the Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin, as well as fulfilling guest engagements with the Berlin Philharmonic and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra. For some time now, Wim Van Hasselt has placed a central focus on his work as a soloist and chamber musician. In 2015 he became a founding member of the international brass quintet 'Brass United'. Learn more about Wim at www.wimvanhasselt.com. The show notes for this episode are at www.bobreeves.com/64.

Trumpeter Peter Bond is beginning his 19th season with the Metropolitan Opera orchestra. A native of Illinois, Mr. Bond earned a degree in Music Education from Western Illinois University with the intention of becoming a high school band director, but decided to instead to pursue a playing career. He was invited by a former professor to do graduate work at Georgia State University, where he began serious orchestral training with Atlanta Symphony principal trumpet John Head. For the next seven years, Mr. Bond enjoyed a busy career as a freelance musician in Atlanta. In 1987 he he took his first orchestra audition and was appointed principal trumpet in the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. Five years later, he won his position with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. The show notes for this episode can be found at bobreeves.com/63

Tiger Okoshi is our featured guest this episode. Tiger is a professor at Berklee College of Music and leader of the group Tiger's Baku. He has performed with Buddy Rich, Tony Bennett, Gary Burton, Dave Grusin, Dave Liebman, Pat Metheny, and many others. Tiger's recordings include six CDs as leader on J.V.C. Records as well as Gary Burton's Times Square, Dave Grusin's NY-LA Dream Orchestra, and Dave Liebman's Meditation Suite. The show notes for this episode are at www.bobreeves.com/62.

Our special guest this episode is Markus Stockhausen, born in 1957, trumpeter and composer is well-known as a versatile artist, at home in many genres. For 25 years he performed with his father the composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, who wrote numerous works for him. As a trumpeter he performs on the international stage and he has composed among others for the 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic, the London Sinfonietta, the Metropole Orkest, the Swiss jazz Orchestra and the Camerata Bern, the Hamburger Symphoniker and for the Norddeutsche Philharmonische Akkordeonorchester. In 2005 he was awarded the WDR-Jazz Prize as the best improviser. He gives courses on "Intuitive Music and More" and for the last ten years he has been giving seminars on "Singing and Silence". He is particularly interested in "Transformation through Sound". For more information visit www.markusstockhausen.de or www.bobreeves.com/61 for the show notes for this episode.

Freddie Jones is a popular jazz trumpet player and composer in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. With an amazing musical gift, Freddie Jones kicks up the energy of a room a notch or two and thrills a jazz-lover's soul! Audiences are in awe of the sound this Freddie Jones can coax from his horns. Freddie has taken his trumpet and his group on the road throughout the southwest, performing in hot spots from Austin's' The Elephant Room to Little Rock's Riverfront Auditorium to numerous festivals in the Dallas/ Fort Worth Metroplex, Oklahoma City, and everywhere in between. He has also performed in Paris, The Hague and Rotterdam. He has several cds to his credit. His band, the Freddie Jones Jazz Group, never fails to pull in the audience and deliver an exciting sound. The show notes for this episode are at www.bobreeves.com/60.

Philip Smith, former principal trumpet of the New York Philharmonic and professor at the University of Georgia, is our special guest on this episode. Phil discusses his upbringing in the Salvation Army Brass Band, his long orchestral career, and his current activities post-retirement. Learn more about Phil at www.principaltrumpet.com and visit the show notes for this episode at www.bobreeves.com/59.

Jennifer Marotta is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Trumpet at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music. An active freelance musician based in Los Angeles, she regularly performs with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Los Angeles Opera, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Master Chorale, and the St. Louis Symphony. Marotta is currently a member of the Grand Teton Music Festival and the Music of the Baroque in Chicago. She was a member of "The President's Own" United States Marine Band from 2001 to 2005. Jennifer, along with her husband Thomas Hooten, is the most recent editor for Arban's Complete Conservatory Method for Trumpet, published by Carl Fischer. She serves on the board for the International Women's Brass Conference and is the editor for their bi-annual newsletter. The show notes for this episode can be found at www.bobreeves.com/58.

Mike Zonshine is our special guest this episode. At the age of 22 Mike Zonshine joined the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra as its Principal Trumpet Player-a job he held for almost a decade when the orchestra ceased operations. Mike has studied at Boston University, at the Eastman School of Music, and at the University of Southern California. Also, Mike was twice a part of the Tanglewood Music Center's famed fellowship program-once winning the Voisin Trumpet Award. As a teacher Mike has taught extensively: He co-founded the University of Hawaii Trumpet Ensemble, which soon became an ensemble that involved the entire trumpet community of the island of Oahu. Performers in this ensemble included high school students, university students, amateur musicians, and professional musicians. Mike also taught for five summers at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute where he was the brass coach for the Young Artist's Orchestra. Also, as a Yamaha Performing Artist and Clinician, Mike has given many recitals and masterclasses at many of the top music institutions in the US as well as countless masterclasses for high school/middle school band programs. Mike has recently been appointed as the Trumpet Professor at Cal Poly Pomona and maintains an active performing career. The show notes for this episode are at www.bobreeves.com/57.

Daniel Rosenboom is a creative and prolific trumpet artist, composer, producer, and Los Angeles studio musician. He has released many critically acclaimed albums under his own name, as well as his bands Burning Ghosts, DR. MiNT, Plotz!, and has appeared on many releases by estimable artists in the jazz, pop, rock, and classical worlds. As a freelancer, he has performed with most of Los Angeles's premiere ensembles, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic and LA Opera, and as a studio musician, has performed on many notable soundtracks, including Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens and Star Wars VIII: The Last Jedi. Always an advocate for creative independent music, Rosenboom founded and runs Orenda Records, a record label that promotes a community of like-minded musicians in Los Angeles and beyond. Learn more about Daniel at www.danielrosenboom.com. The show notes for this episode can be found at www.bobreeves.com/56.