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Brett Murphey
Trumpet
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Brett is
the Lead Trumpet, flugelhorn and piccolo trumpet for the
All-Star SUPERband. He started
playing with the band in early 2000 at Jimmy D's. He is
originally from Des Moines, Iowa and earned his B.M and M.M in
Studio Music and Jazz/Jazz Pedagogy at the
University of Miami,
Coral Gables, FL in 1984.
He studied
with Gilbert Johnson for 5 years. Gil was the principal trumpet
in the Philadelphia Orchestra for 25 years under Eugene Ormandy.
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Brett has recorded, toured and/or performed with Frank
Sinatra, Barbara Streisand, The Bee Gees, KC and the Sunshine
Band, Dionne Warwick, Gregg Allman, Robin Gibb, Andy Gibb,
Dennis Brown, Jaco Pastorius, Bob James, Julio Iglesias, Bob
Hope, Henry Mancini, Ben Vereen, Tony Bennett, Burt Bacharach,
Anthony Newley, Don Rickles, Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme, Joan
Rivers, David Brenner, Lena Horne, Susan Anton, Melissa
Manchester, Bobby Vinton, Sandy Duncan, Billy Crystal, Shecky
Greene, Marvin Hamlish, Vic Damone, Lynda Carter, Alan King,
Eddie Fisher, Nancy Wilson, Stephine Mills, Johnny Mathis, Chuck
Mangione, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Andy Williams, Peter
Allen, Rich Little, Natalie Cole.
He
has played lead trumpet for touring productions of "The King
and I", "Pirates of Penzance", "Camelot", "On Your Toes",
"Cabaret", "Sugar Babies", "The Golden Land", "Oklahoma", "A
Chorus Line", "My One and Only", "La Cage aux Folles", "Zorba",
"Evita", "Hair", "Chicago", "The Producers", "Thoroughly Modern
Millie", "Peter Pan", "Hairspray" and "Little Shop of Horrors". |
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Albums
that Brett can be heard on include: Barbara
Streisand - Guilty, Dionne Warwick - Heartbreaker, The Bee Gees
- Living Eyes, Gregg Allman - I'm No Angel, Jaco Pastorius - The
Birthday Concert, Robin Gibb - How Old Are You?, Andy Gibb
- Greatest Hits, KC and the Sunshine Band - Space Cadet, The
Painter and The 25th Anniversary Set, and Dennis Brown - The
Prophet Rides Again, |
Brett's
music has been inspired by Chuck Findley, Jerry
Hey, Gary Grant and Wayne Bergeron. In his opinion they
are the four best lead trumpet players ever.
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