" Ray Vega's creating a very, very valuable bridge from the classroom to the bandstand........That's the magic that Ray brings. He transcends academia and makes it real" -Todd Coolman Ph.D.-world renowned Jazz musician and educator www.toddcoolman.org

RAY VEGA Trumpeter/Educator

Curriculum Vitae 35 Barber Terrace

South Burlington, Vermont 05403

917-921-8106 ray@rayvegamusic.com www.rayvegamusic.com

Teaching

The University of Vermont (UVM), Burlington,Vt. Fall 2008 – Present: Senior Lecturer Director of The UVM Latin Jazz Ensemble Director of The UVM Jazz Nonet Director of The UVM Post Bop Ensemble Director of The Tuesday Afternoon Combo (2009-2011) Director of The UVM Jazz Ensemble (2012-13) Private instructor: Trumpet (Jazz and Classical) Classroom Teacher: Introduction to Jazz History

The Conservatory of Music at Purchase College (SUNY), Purchase, NY 2002-Present: Lecturer Founder/Director of The Purchase Latin Jazz Orchestra Founder/Director of The Purchase Lab Band Private Instructor: Trumpet Classroom Teacher: Jazz History I and II 1999-2002: Per diem substitute for Jon Faddis (Director of Jazz Performance)

Other Employment

The Bronx Council on the Arts, 1738 Hone Ave., Bronx, NY 1985-1987: Grants Administrator/Events Coordinator and Producer

The Bankers Trust Company of New York/ The Private Clients Group, 280 Park Ave., NY, NY 1982-1985: Stock and bond trading operations specialist Education

High School of Music and Art, NYC, graduated 1979 Long Island University, The Brooklyn Center, Music Major 1979-1981

Recent activities July 23-24, 2105 Artist in Residence All Ears Jazz Camp Schenectady County Community College Schenectady, NY July 23, 2017 Recording session as guest soloist with The Empire Jazz Orchestra Schenectady County Community College Schenectady, NY July 10, 2015 Concert with Ray Vega and Tales from the Boogie Down! Concerts on the Green Middlebury, Vermont July 9, 2015 Concert with Ray Vega and Tales from the Boogie Down! Soundwaves Concert Series Westport, NY June 13, 2015 Concert with Ray Vega and Tales from the Boogie Down! Burlington Discover Jazz Festival Juniper Burlington, Vermont June 6 2015 Concert with THE SPANISH HARLEM ORCHESTRA Burlington Discover Jazz Festival The Flynn Theater Burlington, Vermont June 5, 2015 Special invited guest with NUF SAID Burlington Discover Jazz Festival Contois Auditorium Burlington, Vermont May 28, 2015 Concert with The Ray Vega Quartet International Trumpet Guild conference sponsored by STOMVI USA Columbus, Ohio May 21, 2015 Concert with The Ray Vega Latin Jazz Quintet The ZINC Bar New York, New York

May 11-18, 2015 5/11-17 Concerts, Master Classes at The Pembroke School 5/14 Concert with The Mike Stewart Big Band Adelaide, Australia April 16-17 ,2015 Guest soloist with The UVM Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Alex Stewart Barre 4/16 (Barre High School) Bellows Falls 4/17 (Bellows Falls High School) Brattleboro 4/17(The Vermont Jazz Center) April, 14, 2015 Concert as a guest soloist with The Empire Jazz Orchestra Schenectady County Community College Schenectady,NY March 15, 2015 Concert with The Ray Vega Latin Jazz Quintet Wave Hill Cultural Center Riverdale, New York March, 5 2015 Per diem Artist/Clinician at The Cabot School Cabot, Vermont February 22, 2015 UVM Music and Dance Faculty Concert RV performed music by Tomaso Albinoni and Kenny Barron December 31, 2014 Concert with Ray Vega and Tales From the Boogie Down First Night Burlington Headliner The Flynn Space Burlington, Vermont November 7, 2014 Gala Fundraiser with The Ray Vega Quintet The Vergennes Opera House Vergennes, Vermont October 9-12, 2014 Special guest artist and clinician with The Roswell Jazz Society Concerts and a lecture on the Roots of Jazz and Latin Jazz Roswell, New Mexico June 4,5,8 2014 Appearances at The Burlington Discover Jazz Festival with The Ray Vega Quartet featuring Zaccai Curtis at Juniper Big Chief Donald Harrison at The Flynn Main Stage Eddie Palmieri at The Flynn Main Stage

May 31 2014 Concert with East-West Trumpet Summit Arlington Jazz Festival Arlington, Washington May 28 2014 Concert with East –West Trumpet Summit Bellevue Jazz Festival at Bakes Place Bellevue, Washington May 17 2014 Concert with Ray Vega New York Latin Jazz All Stars The Side Door Old Lyme, Connecticut April 5 2014 Concert with The Ray Vega Quartet Polish National Home Hartford, Connecticut March 4-8 2014 Concerts with Ray Vega and his New York Latin Jazz All-Stars Marians Jazz Room Bern, Switzerland November 5 2013 Guest soloist with The Michael Wolff/Mike Clark Trio WBGO Jazz Radio 88 GALA Presentation The NJPAC Newark, New Jersey October 25 26 2013 Guest soloist with Arturo O’Farrill and The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra “Tribute to El Comandante MARIO RIVERA” Symphony Space NYC Special Guest October 5 2013 Guest soloist with Heart of Carolina Jazz Orchestra Temple Theater, Sanford NC October 5 2013 Lecture presentation “History and Influence of Latin Jazz” Lee County Public Library Sanford, NC September 14 2013 Concert with The Chembo Corniel Octet “A Tribute to Mongo Santamaria” The Red Rooster Harlem NYC

June 11, 12, 13 2013 The Ray Vega Latin Jazz Quintet 6 Children’s Concerts/Lectures for The Louis Armstrong House and Museum The Louis Armstrong House and Museum Corona, NY June 9 2013 Burlington Discover Jazz Festival closing concert with Poncho Sanchez Main stage at The Flynn Theater Burlington, Vermont June 3-9 2013 “Around Town with Burlington Discover Jazz Festival Two – Beat Traveler Artist in Resident” Working with at risk youth in the Burlington area. Burlington, Vermont May 29 2013- the present Talent booker for Jazz Wednesdays at Juniper at The Hotel Vermont Burlington, Vermont May 26 2013 Invited guest for a concert with The Stanford Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble Stanford University Palo Alto, California May 25 2013 Workshop with The Stanford Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble Stanford University Palo Alto, California May 24 2013 Jazz master class/workshop with The Stanford Jazz Orchestra Stanford University Palo Alto, California May 19 2013 Performed at the UVM Graduation with The UVM Brass Ensemble with guest Wynton Marsalis Burlington, Vermont The Watermann Building UVM Burlington, Vermont May 3 2013 Concert with The Burlington Discover Jazz Festival Nonet “The Music of Miles Davis and the Birth of the Cool” SUNY Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY April 17 2013 Concert with The East-West Trumpet Summit UVM Recital Hall Burlington, Vermont

April 13 2013 Concert with The Brian McCarthy Quintet CD RELEASE PARTY for “THIS JUST IN” The Flynn Space Burlington, Vermont March 10 2013 Concert with Orquesta La Pasion, Coro de La Scola Cantorum Maestro Robert Spano conductor “La Pasion Segun San Marcos” by Osvaldo Golijov Carnegie Hall New York City February 16 2013 Concert with The Ray Vega New York Latin Jazz Quintet The Vermont Jazz Center Brattleboro, Vermont December 21 2012 Ray Vega plays Balthazar in the production of “All Star Jazz Nativity” BB Kings New York City October 7 2012 UVM Diversity Jazz Brunch Sponsored by Wanda headings-Grant Performance with UVM Student and Alumni Jazz Quintet The Davis Center Burlington, Vermont October 7 2012 Ray Vega Jazz Faculty Recital with The Ray Vega Quintet The UVM Recital Hall Burlington, Vermont September 27 2012 Performance with The UVM Jazz Faculty Nonet “The Music of Miles Davis and the Birth of the Cool” UVM Recital Hall Burlington, Vermont August 18 2012 Recording with Brian McCarthy “This Just In” Lane Gibson Studio Charlotte,VT August 13 2012 4 Trumpets concert at Tulas All-Star Jazz Trumpet summit Tulas Jazz Club Seattle, Washington August 12 2012 Ray Vega Quartet recording session for Truth Revolution Records produced by Thomas Marriott Seattle, Washington

July 25-26-27 2012 Proctors Jazz Institute Artist in resident Proctors Theater Schenectady, NY June 10 2012 The Burlington Discover Jazz Festival/Festival Closing concert Featured soloist with The BDJF Nonet “The Music of Miles Davis and the Birth of the Cool” The Flynn Space Burlington, Vermont June 2 2012 The Burlington Discover Jazz Festival Invited panelist along with David Sanchez, Stefan Harris, Nicholas Payton and Jonathan Baptiste. Moderated by Bob Blumenthal “Cuba……it’s impact on Jazz” The Flynn Space Burlington, Vermont April 2 2012 NH Jazz Presents The Ray Vega Quartet Pitman’s Freight House Laconia, New Hampshire April 1 2012 The Ray Vega Trio Brandon Music Brandon, Vermont March 25 2012 Ray Vega Jazz Faculty Recital/The Ray Latin Jazz Ensemble The Original Compositions of Ray Vega The UVM Recital Hall Burlington, Vermont March 12-18 2012 3 Concerts with Orquesta La Pasion, Coro de La Scola Cantorum Maria Guinand conductor “La Pasion Segun San Marcos” by Osvaldo Golijov El Teatro Colon Buenos Aires, Argentina February 25 2012 Guest soloist with The Latin Jazz All Stars Sculler’s Jazz Club Boston, Massachusetts

January 10-15 2012 VI Festival Internacional De Musica 3 Concerts with Orquesta La Pasion, Coro de La Scola Cantorum Maria Guinand conductor “La Pasion Segun San Marcos” by Osvaldo Golijov El Teatro Colon Cartagena, Colombia January 13 2012 Trumpet Master Class for VI Festival Internacional De Musica El Convento Cartagena, Colombia January 7 2012 East-West Trumpet Summit concert The Jazz Education Network Annual Conference Sponsored by Origin Records and Buffet Group USA Louisville, Kentucky January 6 2012 Ray Vega guest soloist with The Afro Bop Alliance The Jazz Education Network Annual Conference Sponsored by Buffet Group USA Louisville, Kentucky October 9 2011 Ray Vega Jazz Faculty Concert with Ray Vega Latin Jazz Sextet The Music of Miles Davis and John Coltrane The UVM Recital Hall October 1 2011 Invited guest soloist with Oskar Cartaya All Star Benefit Concert (other special guests-Eddie Palmieri, Dave Valentin and Huey Dunbar) The Lehman Center for the Performing Arts Bronx, NY July 15 2011 The Hartford International Jazz Festival Guest soloist with The Zaccai Curtis Quintet Hartford, Connecticut June 5 2011 The Burlington Discover Jazz Festival The Ray Vega Latin Jazz Quintet The Flynn Space Burlington, Vermont June 4 2011 The Burlington Discover Jazz Festival Ray Vega lecture-“The Roots of New York Latin Jazz” The Amy E. Tarrant Gallary Burlington, Vermont

June 3 2011 The Burlington Discover Jazz Festival Ray Vega invited panelist along with Graham Haynes, DJ Logic and Vernon Reid moderated by Bob Blumenthal “Miles Davis’ “Bitches Brew” 40 years Later” The Flynn Space Burlington, Vermont April 30 2011 Ray Vega with The Jazz Latino All Stars “A Tribute to Mongo Santamaria” Sponsored by JazzLatino and Union College Union College Schenectady, NY April 29 2011 Ray Vega moderating a Open House Discussion focusing on “The Legacy of Mongo Santamaria” Sponsored by JazzLatino The Home of Jose Cruz Ph.D. SUNY/Albany Albany, NY April 23 2011 The East-West Trumpet Summit The Ballard Jazz Festival Seattle, Washington April 22 2011 The Ray Vega Quartet The Ballard Jazz Walk Seattle, Washington April 8 9 2011 Ray Vega Artist in Residence The Oneonta Jazz Festival 4 workshops with students of SUNY Oneonta 1 concert with the Oneonta Jazz Ensemble Oneonta, NY March 20 2011 Ray Vega Jazz Faculty Recital with The Ray Vega Quintet “The Music of Blue Note Records” The UVM Recital Hall Burlington, Vermont February 20 2011 The Ray Vega Latin Jazz Quintet performance at “We Always Swing Jazz Series” Columbia, Missouri February 16-19 2011 The Ray Vega Latin Jazz Quintet 4 nighty performances at “Jazz at the Bistro” sponsored by JazzSt.Louis St. Louis, Missouri

October 17 2010 Ray Vega Jazz Faculty Recital with The Ray Vega Quintet “The Music of Wayne Shorter” The UVM Recital Burlington, Vermont October 16 2010 Ray Vega with THE MINGUS BIG BAND The Flynn Theater Burlington, Vermont August 12 2010 The Ray Vega Latin Jazz Quintet JAZZ MOBILE concert The Louis Armstrong House and Museum Corona, NY July 16 17 2010 The East West Trumpet Summit The Jazz Cellar Vancouver, British Columbia Canada July 2 2010 Ray Vega invited artist 1 Workshop 1 Concert with faculty and campers Governors Institute for the Arts Castleton State College Castleton, Vermont June 13 2010 The East–West Trumpet Summit The Denver Jazz Festival Denver, Colorado May 18,19,20 2010 The Ray Vega Latin Jazz Quintet 6 Children’s Concerts for The Louis Armstrong House and Museum The Louis Armstrong House and Museum Corona, NY May 18 2010 Street release of East-West Trumpet Summit Origin Records

May 14 2010 Panel discussion and concert focusing of “The Great Doc Cheatham” Union College Schenectady, NY April 22-25 2010 3 Concerts with Orquesta La Pasion, Coro de La Scola Cantorum Maria Guinand conductor “La Pasion Segun San Marcos” by Osvaldo Golijov Walt Disney Hall Los Angeles, California April 16 2010 Ray Vega with The JazzLatino All-Stars The Schenectady Whisperdome Schenectady, NY March 28 2010 Ray Vega Jazz Faculty Concert with The Ray Vega Quintet The UVM Recital Hall Burlington, Vermont March 15 2010 Street release “La Pasion Segun San Marcos” by Osvaldo Golijov CD/DVD Deutsche Grammophon GmbH March 8 2010 Vermont IAJE Adjudicator of VT area high school Jazz ensembles. Guest soloist with The Vermont Jazz Ensemble The Flynn Theater Burlington, Vermont March 6 2010 Invited guest for a concert with The Stanford Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble Stanford University Palo Alto, California March 5 2010 Lecture on the history of Latin Jazz Stanford University Palo Alto, California January 5-9 2010 East West Trumpet Summit Marians Jazzroom Bern, Switzerland December 15, 16,17 2009 Recording session with The East-West Trumpet Summit for Origin Records Seattle, Washington

October 25, 2009 Ray Vega Jazz Faculty Concert with The Ray Vega Quintet The UVM Recital Hall Burlington, Vermont August 2-16 2009 (Australia) Invited artist at The Elder Conservatorium of Music at The University of Adelaide, SA Australia Conducted 2 master classes/workshops daily (8/3-7, 11-14/13) *August 15 2009-Featured soloist with the Elder Conservatorium Concert Orchestra in a concert which included the original extended pieces by John Aue “The Clown” and Bruce Hancock’s Suite for Alex as well as The Gil Evans/Miles Davis masterwork of “Porgy and Bess”. *August 13 2009 Featured soloist in a concert with The Elder Conservatorium of Music Big band 1 and 2 and Honours Ensemble at The Queen’s Arms August 12 2009 Invited Adjudicator for the Pembroke School’s High School Jazz Big Band Competition. *August 11 2009 Featured soloist with Mark Simeon Ferguson’s Marmalade Trio at The Queen’s Arms *August 10 2009 Featured soloist with The Mike Stewart Big Band at the Prom in Adelaide *August 8 2009 Featured soloist in a concert with The Elder Conservatorium of Music Jazz Orchestra at Clare, Australia High School Jazz Competitions and Evening Concert *August 7 2009 Featured soloist in a concert with the Jazz faculty of The Elder Conservatorium of Music/Miles Davis’ “Kind of Blue revisited” *August 5 2009 Big Bands 2009 Concert with St. Peter’s College Bands-Governor Hindmarsh Hotel July 27-31 2009 Ray Vega Artist in Residence at The Flynn Summer Latin Jazz Camp. Daily workshops leading to a concert at the end of the week with the young campers *July 30 Concert with Rick Davies and the Flynn Summer Latin Jazz Camp faculty July 9 2009 Concert on the Green in Middlebury, Vermont with The Ray Vega Sextet Middlebury, VT July 3 2009 Guest soloist with Wally Siebel’s All Star Big Band Norwich Village Green Concert Series Village of Norwich, Potsdam NY July 2 2009 Guest clinician for The Crane School of Music Summer High School Music Camp Crane School of Music SUNY Potsdam June 4 2009 Concert for The UVM Alumni Society Concert produced by R Vega presenting The UVM Jazz Collective May 6,7,8 2009 Guest director of The Vermont Allstate High School Jazz Orchestra 2 days of rehearsing 1 Concert with the band at the end of the session

May 1 2009 Concert with The Plattsburgh Jazz Orchestra for The Plattsburgh Jazz Festival SUNY Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY April 30 2009 Concert with Rick Davies and Jazzismo for The Plattsburgh Jazz Festival SUNY Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY April 25 2009 Ray Vega Jazz Faculty concert “Duke Ellington at 110” The UVM Recital Hall Burlington, Vermont April 2-5 2009 Invited clinician and soloist at El Conservatorio De Musica De Puerto Rico Jazz Festival San Juan, Puerto Rico *April 5 Concert with CMPR Jazz Orchestra *April 4 Jazz Improvisation Master Class *April 3 Concert with invited artist from The Berklee College of Music, University of Miami and UVM. *April 2 Concert with CMPR Faculty March 27 28 2009 The Ray Vega Latin Jazz Quintet at Detroit’s Music Hall Jazz Café Detroit, Michigan March 12 2009 Guest soloist with The Purchase Latin Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Arturo O’Farrill Performing the Latin Jazz Master Work by Maestro Chico O’Farrill THE AZTEC SUITE SUNY Purchase Purchase, NY February 25 2009 Celebrating Perseverance: The Role of Jazz in Social Justice A lecture/demonstration presented by Ray Vega and Evelyn Kwanza Sponsored by the office of the Associate Provost for Multicultural Affairs Maple Ballroom, The Davis Center/UVM Burlington, Vermont February 19-22 2009 East West Trumpet Summit at Tula’s Tulas Jazz Club Seattle, Washington February 15 2009 Guest soloist at The Burlington Gospel Fest The Flynn Theater Main Stage Burlington, Vermont

February 1-8 2009 Canary Islands Tour (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria/Santa Cruz de Tenerife) Golijov’s “La Pasion Segun San Marcos” 2 Concerts with Orquesta La Pasion, Coro de La Scola Cantorum Maria Guinand conductor The Canary Island/Spanish Territory January 10 2009 Concert with The Ray Vega Latin Jazz Quintet for the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust The Cabaret at Theater Square Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania January 9 2009 Workshop at a local Pittsburgh High School for the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania December 19 20 2008 2 concerts/Live recording session with The Steve Turre Latin Jazz All-Stars Smoke Jazz Club New York, NY November 20 2008 Guest soloist with The UVM Jazz Ensemble Performance of the historic Manteca Suite by Dizzy Gillespie and arranged by Maestro Chico O’Farrill The UVM Recital Hall Burlington, Vermont October 15 2008 Invited clinician and soloist 1 workshop Lynden institute brass players 1 concert with Swing North Big Band and Lynden Institute Jazz Band The Lynden Institute Lynden, Vermont October 5 2008 RV with The Latin Jazz AllStars Yerba Buena Latin Jazz Festival Yerba Buena Park San Francisco, California October 2 2008 RV guest soloist with The UVM JAZZ ENSEMBLE UVM Homecoming Concert The Davis Center Burlington, Vermont September 20 21 2008 RV guest soloist with The Burlington Chamber Orchestra Performing Dmitri Shostakovich’s Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and Strings The UVM Recital Hall Burlington, Vermont

Clinics, Master Classes, Residencies (partial listing) -Cartagena International Festival of Music (Cartagena, Colombia)

-Roswell Jazz Society (Roswell, New Mexico)

-Union College (Schenectady, NY)

-University of Missouri in Saint Louis

-SUNY Oneonta

-Stanford University (Palo Alto, Ca)

-SUNY Plattsburgh

-Union College (Schenetady,NY)

-SUNY Potsdam

-NY Jazz Initiative (NYC)

-St.John’s Preporatory School (Danvers, Mass.)

-The University of Adelaide

Elder Conservatorium of Music/Visiting Artist in Residence

2008, 2009 (SA Australia)

-Victoria Conservatory of The Arts/Clinician 2008 (Melbourne, Australia)

-Lindenville Center/Clinician 2008 (Linden,Vt)

-South Burlington School District /Community Volunteer 2008/9 (South Burlington,Vt)

-Centro Ecuatoriano y Norte Americano/Clinician 2008 (Guayaquil Ecuador)

-Universidad Politecnica/Clinician 2008 (Porto Viejo,Ecuador)

-The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust/ Clinician (Pittsburgh, PA)

-City Folk Organization /Artist in Residence 2003-2004 (Dayton, Ohio)

-The Kennedy Center (Washington, DC)

-Flynn Arts Latin Jazz Artist in Residence (Burlington, VT) 2003-2009

-Litchfield Summer Jazz Camp (CT)

-Manhattan School of Music (NY)

-Christopher Columbus High School (Bronx, NY)

-Stivers High School for The Arts (Dayton, OH)

-Centerville High School (Centerville, OH)

-The New School (NY)

-Music Advancement Program: The Juilliard School (NY)

-Oscar Schindler Performance Arts Center (NJ) Summer Jazz Camp

-El Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico

-University of the Arts (Philadelphia, PA)

-University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2001, 2005)

-Oaktown Jazz School (Oakland, CA)

-New York City Department of Education

-Albany, NY School District

-Bedford, NY School District

-Scarsdale, NY School District

-Notre Dame University/Lebanon

-Tortola Public School System (British Virgin Islands)

-The Louis Armstrong Foundation (NYC)

Clinics, Master Classes, Residencies (partial listing) cont. -Carnegie Hall (NYC)

-Schenectady Community College (Schenectady, NY)

-Central State University (OH)

-Cincinnati Conservatory of Music (OH)

-University of Washington (Seattle, WA)

-The San Jose Jazz Society (San Jose, CA)

-Miami Dade Community College (Miami, FL)

-New World School of The Arts (Miami, FL)

-The Jazz School (Bern, Switzerland)

-The Smithsonian Institute (Washington, DC)

Performances (partial listing) Arturo O’Farrill and The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra

Heart of Carolina Jazz Orchestra The Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Orchestra Orchestra La Pasion (Osvaldo Golijov-Music Director) The Burlington Chamber Orchestra The Burlington Discover Jazz Festival Orchestra and Nonet The Mingus Big Band The Purchase Latin Jazz Orchestra The Vermont Jazz Ensemble The Westchester Jazz Orchestra The Ray Vega Quartet The Ray Vega Latin Jazz Quintet The East-West Trumpet Summit Wally Siebal All Star Big Band The Burlington Chamber Orchestra Frankie Morales and The Mambo of the Times Orchestra Tito Puente Ray Barretto Mongo Santamaria Mario Bauza Machito Luis "Perico" Ortiz Hector LaVoe Johnny Pacheco Larry Harlow Pete "El Conde" Rodriguez John Santos and The Machete Ensemble Bobby Sanabria Pete Escovedo Louie Ramirez Sheila E. Kirk Franklin Joe Henderson Chick Corea Lionel Hampton Mel Torme Paquito D’Rivera Arturo Sandoval Israel Lopez "Cachao" The Chico O’Farrill Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra The Lincoln Center Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Yomo Toro Eddie Palmieri The Duke Ellington Orchestra The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra The Dizzy Gillespie Alumni Orchestra The North Carolina Jazz Repertory Orchestra Celia Cruz Nicholas Payton’s Armstrong Centennial Project The Harlem Festival Orchestra Jabbo Ware’s Me, We and Them Orchestra The Latin Jazz All-stars The Harlem Renaissance Orchestra

Frank Foster and The Loud Minority Orchestra

Performances (partial listing cont.) The Bronx Arts Ensemble

Recordings: As a leader

Ray Vega, Concord Jazz, 1996 Boperation, Concord Jazz, 1999

Pa’Lante, Palmetto, 2002 Squeeze, Squeeze, Palmetto, 2004 (Four Stars - Down Beat Magazine) East-West Trumpet Summit, Origin 2010 Chapter Two, Truth Revolution Records 2014

Recordings: As a sideman with Tito Puente:

Obra Maestra w/Eddie Palmieri, RMM (Grammy Winner) Tito's Idea, TropiJazz Special Delivery, Concord Picante Master Timbalero, Concord Picante Mambo Birdland, RMM (Grammy Winner) Dance Mania '99, RMM (Grammy Nominee) Jazzin' w/"La India,” Tropijazz

with Ray Barretto:

Ancestral Messages, Concord Picante Taboo, Concord Picante (Grammy Nominee) Contact, Blue Note Records (Grammy Nominee)

with Mongo Santamaria:

Live at Jazz Alley, Concord Picante Ole Ola, Concord Picante Soca Me Nice, Concord Picante

with The Caribbean Jazz Project:

Paraiso, Concord Picante Birds of a Feather, Concord Picante (Grammy Nominee)

Other Grammy winners and nominees:

Bebo Valdez, Bebo De Cuba, (Grammy Winner) Joe Henderson, Joe Henderson Big Band, Verve (1998 Grammy Winner) Nicholas Payton, Dear Louis, Verve (Grammy Nominee) Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Un Gran Dia En El Barrio, Atlantic (Grammy Nominee) Conrad Herwig, Latin Side of John Coltrane, Astor Place (Grammy Nominee)

Selected Latin Jazz recordings:

Latin Jazz Allstars w/Chick Corea, Arturo Sandoval, Poncho Sanchez, and Pete Escovedo, Jam Miami, Concord Picante

Pete Escovedo, E Music, Concord Picante John Santos and The Machete Ensemble, 20th Anniversary (2 CD Set), Machete M205 The John Santos Quintet, Papa Mambo, Machete Wilson "Chembo" Corniel, Portrait In Rhythms, Chemboró Records 1001 The Bronx Horns, Catch the Feeling, Twin Brooks Music The Bronx Horns, Silver in the Bronx, Timeless Harvie S, New Beginning, RVS Records Chris Washburne, Nuyorican Nights, Jazzheads Chris Washburne, The Other Side, Jazzheads

Selected Salsa recordings: Yomo Toro, Celebremos Navidad, Ashé 2003 Louie Ramirez, Louie Ramirez & Super Banda, Cobo 9058 Luis "Perico" Ortiz, In Tradicion - Canta Domingo Quiñones, Suave/AJ 004 Carlos Cascante y Su Tumbao, Recuerdos, Tumbao.us 2005-022 Rick Davies, Salsa Norteña, Emlyn Music (700261354620) Larry Harlow's Latin Legends of FANIA 40th Anniversary Concert (Image Entertainment) Dave Santiago and A Latin Affair, "Rumbeando en El Solar" Dave Santiago and A Latin Affair, "Dave Santiago and A Latin Affair" Tito Nieves, "Yo Quiero Cantar" RMM Tito Nieves, "Dejame Vivir" RMM Frankie Morales and The Mambo of The Times Orchestra "A Toda Velocidad" Frankie Morales "No Te Equivoques" VMP Records 2011 Madera Fina "Tallando La Salsa" JR Productions 1992 The Lebron Brothers "Lo Mistico" FANIA 1996 Los Hermanos Moreno "Para Alegrarte la Vida" RMM 1990 Camilo Azuquita "Amentes Secretos" TTH 1989 Justi Barreto y Su Orquesta "Aprecio El Rey" ECHU 1986 Clase 90 "Clase 90" J&N 1990 Selected miscellaneous recordings:

Mike Gordon, Moss, Phish Paul Simon, Songs from the Capeman, Warner Bob Baldwin, Standing Tall, Narada Lionel Hampton, For the Love of Music, Mojazz Corey Glover, Hymns, Sony Karolina Strassmayer KLARO! Klaromusic The Simpsons Greatest Hits, RHINO Brian McCarthy, This Just In BMAC

Selected contemporary classical music:

Sharon Spinetti and Ambos Mundos USA, Live at Wave Hill La Pasion Segun San Marcos by Osvaldo Golijov on Deutsche Grammophon

Featuring Orchestra La Pasion, El Coro de la Scola Santum de Caracas, La Orquesta Simfonica de Simon Bolivar and Jessica Rivera.

Liner notes

Lee Morgan, Blue Break Beats, Blue Note Records DVD’s

Warren Vache, I Love The Trumpet w/Mark Gould, Artist House Productions Dora The Explorer Christmas DVD, Nickelodeon La Pasion Segun San Marcos by Osvaldo Golijov on Deutsche Grammophon

Featuring Orchestra La Pasion, El Coro de la Scola Santum de Caracas, La Orquesta Simfonica de Simon Bolivar and Jessica Rivera. Conducted by Maestro Robert Spano Commissions and awards

The Brio Award for Music Composition 1989,1991,1993,1995 The City Folk Organization New Works commission 2003 The Westchester Jazz Orchestra commission 2004 The Bobby Capo Lifetime Achievement Award 2007

Television appearances and soundtracks The Conan O’Brian Show The Today Show Good Morning America Fox Morning Show Kojak New York Undercover The Simpsons Dora The Explorer