 AL GURALIUK TRUMPET BIO
Music moves me. I spend most every minute toward the goal of being a better musician with hopes I can move other people... or at least entertain them!
After over 40 years of playing the trumpet I think the key is to find continued joy in music. I have sustained my love for music by pursuing the endless quest of learning and growing as a musician. I make of point of professional development and have attended numerous workshops and master classes in addition to musical retreats at Jazz Port Townsend and The Banff Centre. I have also attended two International Trumpet Guild Conferences and always enjoy the camaraderie amongst trumpet players.
I have played “ The Girl From Ipanema” in Rio de Janeiro, “Carnival Venice” in Venice, “Cubano Chant” in Havana and “Bourbon Street Parade” in New Orleans. I once sat in at a Trad Jazz club in Vienna that was located in the basement of an old church that had been converted into a retirement home for members of the Communist Party. I played “Royal Garden Blues” and other Dixie tunes with a bunch of German speaking musicians ... and drank a lot of beer. After practicing in the basement for 2 hours a day for 40 years I find great joy in knowing I can go any where in the world and “sit in”! |
