Andre Canniere (born February 20, 1978, in Coudersport, Pennsylvania) is an American trumpet player and composer. He is based in

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, England, where he's lived since 2008. Canniere has toured throughout the United States and Europe, performing at

Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall ( ) is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It is at 881 Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh Avenue, occupying the east side of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street (Manhattan), 56th and 57th Street (Manhatta ...

, Birdland, the London Jazz Festival, the Hague Jazz Festival and the

Rochester International Jazz Festival Established in 2002, the CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival Presented by M&T Bank takes place in June of each year, in Rochester, New York. It is owned and produced by RIJF, LLC, whose principals are John Nugent, Co-Producer and Artistic D ...

, among others.

Education

Canniere received a Bachelor of Music degree in Trumpet Performance from

Mansfield University Mansfield University of Pennsylvania is a campus of Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania and it is located it in Mansfield, Pennsylvania. Part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), the campus' total enrollment is 1,6 ...

in 2001. He then studied at the

Eastman School of Music The Eastman School of Music is the music school of the University of Rochester, a private research university in Rochester, New York. It was established in 1921 by industrialist and philanthropist George Eastman. It offers Bachelor of Music (B.M ...

, graduating in 2003 with a Masters in Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media. While at Eastman, Canniere studied with

Harold Danko Harold Danko (born June 13, 1947 in Ohio) is an American jazz pianist. Danko attended Youngstown State University. Among his credits are work in the big bands of Woody Herman and Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, as well as smaller ensembles with Gerry Mul ...

, Clay Jenkins,

Fred Sturm Frederick I. Sturm (March 21, 1951 – August 24, 2014) was a jazz composer, arranger and teacher. Sturm studied at Lawrence University, the University of North Texas College of Music, and the Eastman School of Music. He played trombone and perfor ...

, Bill Dobbins and James Thompson. Canniere has also studied with

Tim Hagans Tim Hagans (born August 19, 1954) is an American jazz trumpeter, arranger, and composer. He has been nominated for three Grammy Awards: Best Instrumental Composition for "Box of Cannoli" on ''The Avatar Sessions'' (Fuzzy Music, 2010); Best Contem ...

, Chris Martin, Mark Gould and Terell Stafford.

Professional career

2000s

Canniere moved to New York City in 2003. While there, he performed with many prominent jazz musicians and ensembles, including Maria Schneider, Bjorkestra, Ingrid Jensen, Donny McCaslin and

Darcy James Argue Darcy James Argue is a jazz composer and bandleader known for his work with his 18-piece ensemble, Secret Society. Biography Argue was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He studied at McGill University in Montreal from 1993–1998, and in 2000 ...

. In 2006, Canniere released his first album as a leader, ''As Of Yet'', on Omatic Records. The album featured Josh Rutner on tenor saxophone, Ryan Ferreira on guitar,

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on bass and Ted Poor on drums. Canniere moved to London in 2008.

2010s

Canniere released his second album, ''Forward Space'', in 2012 on Whirlwind Recordings. The album features Canniere (trumpet, flugelhorn, melodica, Rhodes piano, guitar, and cahon), Hannes Riepler (guitar), George Fogel (piano, keyboards), Ryan Trebilcock (bass), Jon Scott and Chris Vatalaro (drums). ''Forward Space'' was named one of '' Jazzwise Magazine's'' albums of the year in 2012. Canniere performed at the London Jazz Festival in November, 2012 and 2014. His third album, ''Coalescence'', followed in 2013, also on Whirlwind. Riepler, Trebilcock and Scott return for this recording and are joined by

Ivo Neame Ivo Michael Beale Neame (born 13 March 1981) is a British jazz pianist and composer. In addition to leading his own bands he is a member of several European jazz groups including Phronesis, the Marius Neset Quintet, and the Kairos 4Tet. He ...

on piano. In 2016, Canniere released ''The Darkening Blue'' featuring

Tori Freestone Victoria ("Tori") Freestone is a British saxophonist, flautist, violinist and composer. She has performed British jazz since 2009 as a band leader and sidewoman, known for her robust tenor sound and melodic invention. Her "Trio" albums, released ...

, Brigitte Beraha,

, Michael Janisch and Ted Poor. In addition to his work as a leader, Canniere performs with Henrik Jensen’s Followed By Thirteen, Dee Byrne's Entropi and the Andy Fleet Band.

2020s

Canniere released ''Ghost Days'', his fourth album for Whirlwind in February 2020. The album features vocalist Brigitte Beraha,

(tenor saxophone), Rick Simpson (piano), Tom Farmer (bass) and Andrew Bain (drums). Lyrics and poetry were provided by

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and Rebecca Lynch.

Discography

As a leader

* ''Ghost Days'' ( Whirlwind Recordings, 2020) * ''The Darkening Blue'' ( Whirlwind Recordings, 2016) * ''

Coalescence Coalescence may refer to: * Coalescence (chemistry), the process by which two or more separate masses of miscible substances seem to "pull" each other together should they make the slightest contact * Coalescence (computer science), the merging of ...

'' ( Whirlwind Recordings, 2013) * '' Forward Space'' ( Whirlwind Recordings, 2012) * ''As Of Yet'' (Omatic Records, 2006)

As a sideman

* Overground Collective, ''Super Mario'' (Babel, 2019) * Entropi, ''Moment Frozen'' (Whirlwind, 2017) * Henrik Jensen's Followed By Thirteen, ''Blackwater'' (Jellymould Jazz, 2016) * Entropi, ''New Era'' (F-IRE, 2015) * Henrik Jensen's Followed By Thirteen, ''Qualia'' (Jellymould Jazz, 2013) * Andy Fleet, ''Takin' Aim'' (Low Vinyl Records, 2013) * Takatsuna Mukai, ''Sunya'' (2013) * Stooshe, ''Black Heart'' (WM UK, 2012) * ''4 3 2 1'' (Soundtrack, 101 Distribution, 2010) * Peter Conway, ''Mother World'' (2009) * Danny Valentine & The Meditations, ''The Lion, the Fish and the Bear'' (His Dark Master Ltd, 2010) * Andy Fleet, ''The Night Falls Fast'' (2009)

References

External links

andrecanniere.com
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