Performances + Events
Faculty Recital: Mark Tipton, Trumpet – Samba Jazz Messengers
Brown Hall
This recital, led by NEC Assistant Chair of Jazz Studies, Mark Tipton, presents well-known jazz standards reimagined in a high-energy samba style. Featuring an all-star line-up, including Mark Tipton (trumpet), Jerry Bergonzi (tenor saxophone), Angel Subero (trombone), Edsel Gomez (piano), Alexei Tsiganov (vibraphone), Greg Toro (bass), and Rafael Barata (drums).
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Artist(s)
Mark Tipton is a jazz trumpeter, composer, educator, and producer for whom music is a means of honest expression and vital connection. Mark holds a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree from the New England Conservatory of Music (NEC), where has recently been appointed as the Assistant Chair of Jazz Studies. Mark also holds degrees from the Mannes College of Music / New School, the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and Interlochen Arts Academy, and he attended the Henry Mancini Institute at UCLA. Throughout his career Mark has focused his energies on technical mastery and spiritual growth through his craft, and he has been an active freelance musician in Boston, New York City, Los Angeles, and Maine.
Mark Tipton, trumpet
Jerry Bergonzi, tenor saxophone
Angel Subero, trombone
Edsel Gomez, piano
Alexei Tsiganov, vibraphone
Greg Toro, bass
Rafael Barata, drums
