Richard Marsters

Name:	Richard Marsters
Location:	Portland United States 04103
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Additional Info:

My name is Richard Marsters and I am a jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player. I am the band leader for a nonet named Cool Shade of Blue, a quintet named Marsters & Johnson and have the ability to work as a quartet, trio or duo. I have prepared a solo act using prerecorded accompaniment that I currently perform in many local restaurants and assisted living facilities. The single show I perform is perfect soft music for a restaurant or a private party. It is my philosophy that food and music are at the very core of culture. It is my goal, with my solo act, to make live music accommodating to restaurants who believe dining out should be a memorable experience.
I have over 30 years of performing experience behind me. I started my professional career at the age of fifteen as the leader of the Maine Jazz Quintet and played in the Don Doane Big Band. After attending a year at Berklee School of Music, I auditioned and subsequently spent the next four years as a featured trumpet soloist with the U. S. Navy Band. My music career has taken me from coast to coast and across the European continent I but still love the lifestyle of playing, teaching and living in Maine.

Additional Specialisms:

Orchestral Playing, Session Work, Solo Performance, Early Music, Contemporary Music, Jazz, Improvisation