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Ross Philip Mintzer (born May 26, 1987)〔(Authority control: musicbrainz 3ed7cba6-d26b-4d28-9657-6d9e6b28ede8 )〕 is an American musician and performer.〔Element Prime Magazine. ("Change Makers: Ross Mintzer." ) March 2012〕 He has led the Ross Mintzer Band since its formation in 2012. Mintzer performed at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles and was featured on National Public Radio show, "From The Top".〔("NPR Media Player: Best Friends Make the Best Music." ) November 1, 2006.〕〔("Ross Mintzer played in the 47th Annual Grammy Music Awards in Los Angeles" ) April 19, 2014.〕〔 In 2011, he started a girls' choir in Karachi, Pakistan and has been recognized by the National Association for Music Education.〔("T2F & Ross Mintzer Present the Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Girls Choir" ) Saturday, February 11, 2012〕〔Macheel, Tanaya. (“How Bitcoin Helps Afghan Girls Achieve Financial Freedom.” ) Coindesk. June 7, 2014〕 ==Early life== Mintzer was born in 1987 in New York City.〔Macheel, Tanaya. (“How Bitcoin Helps Afghan Girls Achieve Financial Freedom.” ) Coindesk. June 7, 2014〕 He began learning the saxophone at age 8, after influence by his uncle, Bob Mintzer, a Grammy Award-winning jazz saxophone player.〔Schweitzer, Callie. ("Home-Grown Talent Chosen for Grammy Band." ) Larchmont Gazette.〕 He also plays tenor saxophone, flute, and guitar, in addition to singing and composing.〔 Mintzer played in the Jazz Band at Mamaroneck High School and in the band Dr. Meeker in New York before formally studying music during high school at the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan.〔〔("Mintzer Plays in Dr. Meeker" ) Larchmont Gazette(May 24, 2007)〕 Mintzer continued his studies during college at the Manhattan School of Music.〔〔("The Giving Tree with Remington." ) Flavor Pill archives〕 In high school, he played tenor sax in jazz combo and jazz band. He has studied privately with New York saxophonist, Marc Mommaas.〔Enright, Ed. "Broad Sounds." Downbeat Magazine. June 2005. pg. 114〕 In 2005, Mintzer was one of 29 high school students selected for the Gibson/Baldwin Jazz Ensembles for the 47th Annual Grammy Music Awards in Los Angeles.〔("Students from Across the Nation Chosen by The GRAMMY Foundation to Participate in Prestigious Gibson/Baldwin GRAMMY Jazz Ensembles Program" ) The Grammy Foundation press release. January 6, 2005〕 Mintzer performed at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood with award winning Jazz saxophonist Benny Golson.〔Schweitzer, Callie. ("Home-Grown Talent Chosen for Grammy Band." ) Larchmont Gazette.〕 That same year, he was a featured performer on the National Public Radio program "From the Top" with bassist Michael Thurber.〔("Show 125: Winona Lake, Indiana." ) June 18, 2005〕 They performed J.S. Bach's Two-Part Inventions No.1 and No. 2.〔("Best Friends Make the Best Music." ) "From the Top." NPR. November 1, 2006〕 He was also a co-winner in Downbeat Magazine's 28th Annual Student Awards in the Blues/Pop/Rock Soloist and Jazz Instrumental Soloist categories.〔 Jazziz magazine invited him to perform on its compilation album "Jazziz on Disc," a limited-edition collector's CD issued with the October 2005 edition.〔("Jazziz on disc. October 2005 Ed. 5" ) University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries〕 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「Ross Mintzer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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