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Terence Blanchard (b. in Los Angeles . Terence Blanchard, Trumpet/Cornet It is as a film composer that Blanchard, is now reaching wider audiences. Terence’s trumpet can be heard on nearly fifty film scores; forty bear his unmistakable compositional style. His ultimate historic mark may come as a composer. BIOGRAPHY Blanchard born March 13 , 1962 , in New Orleans , began to play the trumpet in elementary school, and was coached at home by his opera-singing father, Joseph Oliver Blanchard. In high school, Terence was tutored by the legendary New Orleans pianist and jazz patriarch Ellis Marsalis at New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts (NOCCA) 1978-80, and also studied under jazz trumpeter Paul Jeffrey and classical trumpeter Bill Fielder at Rutgers University , New Jersey , 1980-82. He rose to prominence through his association with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers from 1982-1986. He has also played with Lionel Hampton 's band from 1980-82, and was the co-leader of a group with Blakey sideman saxophonist Donald Harrison . The Blanchard/Harrison group recorded albums for the Concord, Evidence and Columbia labels from 1983-89. Blanchard pursued a solo career in 1990 as founder and leader of the Terence Blanchard Quintet. In the 1990s Blanchard remained as busy as ever. He continued to score soundtracks for Spike Lee movies, including 1994's ". Blanchard also appeared in front of the camera, taking an emotional journey back to the city to find his childhood home destroyed. Terence Blanchard's supremely satisfying CD ''Let's Get Lost'' (2001) with the help of four jazz divas, pays tribute to the music of songwriting great . Refusing to be constrained by archetypal jazz instrumentation and sound, ''Flow'' is Blanchard’s vision of a future where jazz, world music, funk, aural soundscapes and abstraction co-exist. In 2005, Terence won a Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Album for his participation on McCoy Tyner ’s ''Illuminations'', an award he shared with Tyner, Gary Bartz , Christian McBride and Lewis Nash . Blanchard was named as the 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival Artist-In-Residence last fall, and has been a committed supporter of jazz education throughout his career. Terence has been on the cutting edge of the resurgence of Hard Bop and other modern jazz styles for his entire adult life. As one of his generation’s most artistically mature and innovative artists, Blanchard will be thoroughly engaged with the Monterey, California community in 2007. Monterey Jazz Festival Presents Terence Blanchard Quintet Live in Concert Blanchard's score for " Talk To Me " (2007) will be his 41st film score, for acclaimed director Kasi Lemmon 's film based on the life of radical disc jockey and political activist Petey Greene , played by Don Cheadle . Following on the heels of " Inside Man " by director Spike Lee , in which he called upon the talents of not only his band, but an 80-piece orchestra. The CD ''A Tale of God's Will'' (A Requiem for Katrina) (2007), with bassist Derrick Hodge and Aaron Parks on piano all turn in great performances. Though Blanchard composed and orchestrated much of the recording, other members of his group contributed. Reedman Brice Winston composed “In Time of Need,” an introspective theme that allows him to explore his roots in the questing balladry of John Coltrane and features an outstanding Blanchard trumpet solo. RECOGNITION Grammy Awards history
Awards Awards for Terence Blanchard List of awards for Terence Blanchard DISCOGRAPHY Additional films that Terence has written the music for include " Their Eyes Were Watching God " (2005), " Barbershop " (2002), and " Eve's Bayou " (1997). FOOTNOTES REFERENCES Magro, Anthony. ''Contemporary Cat: Terence Blanchard with Special Guests'', Scarecrow Press (2002) - ISBN 0810843234 Yanow, Scott. ''Trumpet Kings: The Players Who Shaped the Sound of Jazz Trumpet'', Backbeat Books (2002) - ISBN 0879306084 EXTERNAL LINKS |
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