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Simple elegance and an innovative melodic concept characterize Bryson Barnes' individuality as a jazz musician. This young trumpet player, once called a "teen wunderkind" by The Gazette, began playing the trumpet through his school band program at the age of eleven. Barnes incorporates the flugelhorn, the mellower cousin of the trumpet, into his repertoire to accentuate the intimate side of his music. Currently, he is enrolled in the renowned studio music and jazz program at the University of Miami, where he studies with Greg Gisbert, and is home in the Capital District during the summer. Barnes is co-founder of the jazz quintet Active Transport, which has been performing throughout the Capital Region since the summer of 2000. He has also freelanced with various other area musicians. Barnes cites a wide range of influences, including Charlie Parker, Clifford Brown, Ray Brown, Dexter Gordon, Woody Shaw, Freddie Hubbard and Roy Hargrove, among others. upcoming performances: Sunday 7/11 w/Active Transport @ Cafe Lena (7pm) $10 |
