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Darren Barrett 〔(Darren Barrett at All About Jazz ). Accessed October 4, 2010.〕 is a Canadian jazz musician who won the 1997 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition,〔Steve Graybow, ("The Billboard spotlight: Jazz: Indie Labels at Work" ) ''Billboard'', June 10, 2000, Vol. 112, No. 24, pp. 63, 68. ISSN 0006-2510. Accessed October 4, 2010.〕〔(Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition ) at Berklee website. Accessed October 4, 2010.〕〔Scott Yanow, (''The Trumpet Kings: the players who shaped the sound of jazz trumpet'' ) (Hal Leonard Corporation, 2001), pp. 40-41. ISBN 978-0-87930-640-3. Accessed October 4, 2010.〕 and teaches at Berklee College of Music.〔〔For examples of Barrett's work at Berklee, see (Ensembles Week: Jazz, Avant-Garde ) and (Ensemble Showcase: Middle Eastern, Jazz ) at Berklee website. Accessed October 4, 2010.〕 ==Biography== Canadian Grammy Award winning trumpet player Darren Barrett was born to Jamaican parents. Darren remembers that, “the first time I heard Miles Davis was on the record ‘Round About Midnight, and when I heard Miles’ sound and approach, I knew that the instrument I wanted to play was the trumpet.” In 1986, Darren Barrett attended Berklee College of Music on a full scholarship, receiving a BA in Professional Music in 1990. He went on to receive an MA in Jazz Performance in 1993, and an MS in Music Education from Queens College in 1995. It was there that he came under the influence of Dr. Donald Byrd, who became something of a father figure for the young trumpeter.〔John Murph, ("Darren Barrett" ), ''Jazz Times'', October 2001.〕 "My quest for a Doctorate degree was interrupted by a special program that was being developed, called the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance, at the New England Conservatory of Music." In 1997, Barrett earned a Diploma in Jazz Performance from the Thelonious Monk Institute, where he was a member of the inaugural class and "studied with Barry Harris, Wynton Marsalis, and Clark Terry, getting the opportunity to perform alongside Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter".〔("Darren Barrett" ), 2013 Aaron Gottlieb Agency, 2013.〕 In 1997, Barrett entered and won first place in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, the biggest jazz competition in the world, which highlights a different instrument each year. Barrett went on to release his first album as a bandleader, ''First One Up'', in 1999, followed by ''Deelings'' in 2001, ''The Attack of Wren: Wrenaissance Volume 1'' in 2004, and ''A Very Barrett Christmas'' in 2011. He has most recently released ''Energy In Motion: The Music Of The Bee Gees'' (2014) and ''Live And Direct 2014''.〔("Coming June 17: Trumpeter Darren Barrett Releases Two Albums" ), Fully Altered Media.〕 Barrett has performed or recorded with Elvin Jones, Jackie McLean, Herbie Hancock, Roy Hargrove Big Band, Common, Will.i.am, Talib Kweli, Esperanza Spalding and Antonio Hart, among others.〔 Barrett is currently an Associate Professor in the ensembles and brass department at his alma mater, Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. "I'm working on my craft, trying to be as professional and proficient as I can be. I'm just trying to reach people with my music, trying to concentrate on myself as a performer, bandleader and composer. I have many different bands but they all give me the musical platform to pursue anything possible. I want to continue exploring music and the trumpet by being open to the gamut of creativity, incorporating electronics into live shows, and realizing that one must have a great product and a great live show. These are my key principles.” 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Darren Barrett」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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