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Trumpeter/arranger Dylan Canterbury began playing at age 8 and began playing jazz soon after. By the time he was in high school, Canterbury was already making an impact on the youth music scene, performing as the lead trumpeter of the acclaimed Empire State Youth Jazz Ensemble at the age of 12. Throughout high school, Canterbury continued to perform with the ESYO Jazz Ensemble, being featured as a soloist on a number of occasions as well as being a member of many other high school honors groups. He performed as lead trumpeter/soloist with the NYSSMA Zone 7 Area All State Jazz Ensemble for 4 years, as well as being selected as the lead trumpeter/soloist of the New York Conference All State Jazz Ensemble. His senior year, Canterbury was selected as a member of the All Eastern High School Jazz Ensemble. Currently, Canterbury is enrolled in the prestigious jazz studies program at SUNY Purchase, where he has studied under jazz trumpet masters Jon Faddis, Jim Rotondi and Ray Vega. He has performed both on- and off-campus with the Purchase Jazz Orchestra, the Purchase Latin Jazz Orchestra, the Idan Sandhaus Reedless Big Band (comprised mainly of Purchase students and alumni), and “Dylandrew,” a special student-run sextet that he co-leads with friend and Long Island-based alto saxophonist Andrew Gould. In addition to his performances at Purchase, Canterbury has been fortunate enough to share the stage with jazz greats Jon Faddis, Terell Stafford, Bob Mintzer, “Blue” Lou Marini, Conrad Herwig, Renee Rosnes, and Bill Cunliffe. Locally, he has sat in and performed with Brian Patneaude, Adrian Cohen, Alex Torres and the Latin Kings, the Keith Pray Big Soul Ensemble, and Nite Train and the High-Voltage Horns. |
