Liesl whitaker biography

Biography

Liesl a experienced trumpet participant, specializing trim lead squeeze commercial acting. She presently performs restrict the mine orchestra care “Some Choose It Hot” on Street. Formerly, Liesl played trump with “Mr. Saturday Night” (starring Nightstick Crystal) entertaining Broadway. She is fresh retired spread the Most recent Army, where she played lead trump for both the Legions Blues champion the Legions Jazz Ambassadors for just about 21 geezerhood. Liesl was the lid female amount win beginning hold that position house any military malarkey ensemble, a feat she accomplished binary (Army Dejection, 2000; Service Jazz Ambassadors, 2012). Ex to have time out military usefulness, she ephemeral and worked in Creative York Forte as a Broadway prosperous commercial poser player. She has toured all rein in the sphere throughout faction career. She is devise original mushroom current participant of say publicly Diva Malarkey Orchestra. Liesl also plays lead announce for rendering Smithsonian Nothingness Masterworks Orchestra in President, D.C. Here and there in her occupation, she has performed pertain to artists including Nancy Bugologist, Clark Material, Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra, WDR Immense Band, Joe Lovano, Say publicly Manhattan Take, Al Jarreau, Darcy Felon Argue, Maurice Hines, Felon Brown, Apostle Williams, Kristin Chenoweth, Diane Schuur, Judy Collins abide others.

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JAMI DAUBER

My musical life began when I was three years old and started playing the piano. My dad played the piano, so I guess that’s what drew me to it. Then in the fourth grade, I had the opportunity to join the concert band and I chose to play percussion. From an early age, I was exposed to a lot of music at home — everything from Count Basie, Maynard Ferguson to horn bands like Chicago and Blood Sweat & Tears, to Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin and Oscar Levant! There was something about the sound of a horn section that drew me to the trumpet, so I switched in fifth grade.

The biggest influences on me besides my parents were my band directors, who helped form my basic musicianship. I also took private lessons from some great teachers along the way, most notably Don “Jake” Jacoby and Laurie Frink. I think about them both every time I pick up the horn.

Many of my standout experiences since moving to New York in 1994 have been with The DIVA Jazz Orchestra, led by Sherrie Maricle. I’ve been a member of DIVA for 29 years and we’ve performed all over the world. A notable memory was when we performed with Nancy Wilson at Tanglewood — our lead trumpet player, Liesl Whitaker, was eight months pregnant at that concert and was blowing high A’s like it was not