Trumpet
Started in 1999
Musical Background: Self-taught on trumpet at age 9. Played in bands throughout school. Took 4 semesters of music courses and played in 3 different jazz bands in college. Has also played in 2 different Christian music groups, and currently plays every Sunday morning and evening during church song services.
Favorite Musicians: Gary S. Paxton, Bryan Duncan, Crystal Lewis, Andre Crouch, Larnelle Harris, Jaco Pastorious, Victor Wooton, Stanley Clark (just about any bass player),
Favorite Groups: Brentwood Jazz Quartet, Brentwood Jazz Orchestra, Take 6, AVB, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Blood Sweat and Tears, Tower of Power, Chase, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Spin Doctors, Royal Crown Review, Koinania, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Rush
Favorite Music: Black Gospel, southern gospel, jazz (all forms), progressive rock
Wishes he could play like: John Faddis
Song that best describes him: Not sure there is one, but 2 favorite songs are both hymns, "Holy, Holy, Holy" and "This is my Father's World"
Family: Wife Theresa, Daughter Amanda
School: Nazareth College, BS, Computer Information Systems
Vocation: Software Engineer at Woodbridge Group in Fairport
Hobbies/Interests: Greece Jazz Band, spending time with wife and daughter
Why the Greece Jazz Band?: Found out about the Greece Jazz Band from drummer Jon Hartley. Scott hadn't played in any musical groups since graduating from college in 1987, and really missed it. Once he tried it once, he was hooked! Aside from Chuck's charming personality, he comes back every week because he gets the personal satisfaction of playing, in a group setting, music he loves, but thought was beyond his ability.
Interesting Facts/Stories: From playing in church, has the ability to transpose from C to Bb on sight. Scott remembers a concert with the band where Chris Schenk, former bass player, was supposed to get on stage before the band and play an opening note, then the band would enter and play the rest of the song. Chris cracked the audience up by giving the "Rock on, dude" hand gesture to the crowd. He cracked people up even more when he discovered that the band was not ready yet, and he had to do it all over again.
Quote: "To be or not to bop...that is the question" - Dizzy Gillespie