Steve Horowitz – Trumpet and Flugelhorn

Wayne Hawkins – Piano

Mike Lawrence – Bass

 

Trumpeter and Flugelhornist Steve Horowitz has been performing all styles of music for over 40 years. A Software Engineer by day, his extensive and varied freelance work has included many church services, and numerous weddings with organizations including Steven Scott Orchestras, Avenue K Entertainment, Hal Prince Music, and The New York Players.

Steve has played countless jazz gigs over the years with groups including Doc Scanlon’s Rhythm Boys, the World Music ensemble Heard, and The Trojan Horns Brass Band. He’s also worked with saxophonist Hugh Brodie and pianists Peg Delaney, John Esposito, Larry Ham and Peter Tomlinson, on whose CD of original music Steve is included.

Steve is also a proud participant in the local Gypsy Jazz community which celebrates the music of Django Reinhardt. He is a member of the bands Gadjo and Helderberg Hot Club and he subs with the Hot Club of Saratoga.

Pianist and keyboardist Wayne Hawkins has a discography of over 40 recordings, including his work as leader on the critically acclaimed Wayne Hawkins Trio and his more recently released Solo. He wrote the book Piano Aerobics for Hal Leonard Publishing, teaching contemporary technique in popular styles. He was on the University of Kansas faculty for 8 years, and currently teaches at Skidmore College.

As Music Director of his church, Wayne recently presented a unique event called “Chant Meets Jazz,” where cantors sang traditional sacred chants, followed by a jazz quartet performing his original arrangements of the material.

Wayne moved east from Kansas City, where he played for 10 years with the band Sons of Brasil. He studied composition with Jovino Santos Neto, who was composer, arranger, and producer for the great Brazilian band leader Hermeto Pascoal. Wayne brings his uniquely valuable experience to Bossamba as pianist, arranger, and co-leader with vocalist Maggie MacDougall.

 

Mike Lawrence is a Capital Region bassist and has been a public school music educator for over 20 years. He can primarily be seen performing with Art D’echo Trio alongside Dave Gleason and Pete Sweeney, the annual It’s a Jazzy Christmas and weekly Jazz Vespers at First Reformed Church in Schenectady.

 

Mike played on the album “Circulation: The Music of Gary McFarland” (one of NPR’s Best Jazz Albums of 2015) and performed previously at Jazz at the Lake with the Gary McFarland Legacy Ensemble. He has also recorded with Michael Benedict’s Jazz Vibes “1-2-3 Go!” (2022); Michael Benedict’s Bopitude “Five and One” (2012) featuring Gary Smulyan; and Joe Finn’s “As Luck Would Have It” (2021).

 

Mike has performed live in concert with Evan Christopher, Gary Smulyan, Michael Benedict, Chris Pasin, Brian Patneaude, Harry Allen, Paul Meyers, Dick Oatts, Sharel Cassity, Steve Nelson, Gene Bertoncini, the late Claire Daly, Bruce Johnstone, Jerry Weldon, Ray Vega, Wycliffe Gordon, Blue Lou Marini, Sonny Turner’s Platters, and Bobby Rydell among many others. He has been a clinician at numerous jazz festivals and workshops around the region and performed in numerous recording studios and musical theater productions at Proctors.