Luis Diego Bonilla (October 12, 1965) is an American jazz trombonist of

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n descent. He is also a producer, composer, and educator.

Biography

Early life, musical education and influences

Luis Bonilla was born and raised in

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to parents who had immigrated to the

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from

. He was introduced to music and jazz while attending

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in Los Angeles. Bonilla was enrolled in a 'brass class' (believing it to be a metal shop class) only to find himself learning to play trombone. At

he studied under trumpeter John Rinaldo in a well established, award winning music and jazz program that had produced musicians such as

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, and Art Velasco. During this time he was heavily influenced by the playing and recordings of legendary trombonist

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. After graduating from

he studied music at

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earning a

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in music. During his time at C.S.U.L.A. he was a member of both the #1 big band and the top jazz quintet taking top honors at the West Coast Collegiate Jazz Festival. Bonilla recorded on five notable recordings with the C.S.U.L.A. big band as a featured soloist and doing arranging for one of those LP's. He studied in Los Angeles with

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, Roy Main, David Caffey and former

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trombonist/producer

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. When later moving to

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, he earned a

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in Jazz Performance and Composition from the

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Move to New York and professional career

Andy, Doug, Mike and Luis listening to playback

Bonilla moved to

in 1989 in hope of playing with one of his musical heroes, drummer

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. Bonilla eventually landed with

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as the group's trombonist and continues to draw inspiration from Bowie with whom he toured and recorded with extensively. Bonilla refers to Bowie as his "father away from home", with whom he has learned a great deal about music and the creative process. He has supported himself as a

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and a sideman performing with

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, and

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. He has demonstrated his versatility as a musician working and recording with artists as varied as

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, and Mary J. Blige. He has been a member of the Mingus Big Band and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra; he has also toured and recorded extensively with Dave Douglas. Most notably, he served as the 2nd trombonist (jazz chair) for the

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for 19 years (1999-2018). In February 2009, he received two

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with the

and featured with the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra. Both of these groups have won numerous honors with Bonilla as part of those ensembles and as a featured soloist. Showing his versatility as a trombone artist, in 2010 he was featured as a classical soloist on ''

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'' and as a jazz soloist on the large ensemble recording '' Coming Through Slaughter – The Bolden Legend'' (SkyDeck). He served as main producer and trombonist in 2014 on the '' Mists: Charles Ives for Jazz Orchestra'' CD ( Planet Arts, 2014) which garnered international acclaim.

Honors and recognition

Luis Bonilla is the winner of

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’s Rising Star honor in 2010 & 2011. As a trombone artist he was placed on the Downbeats’ Readers Poll in 2012. Bonilla was also named onto the 2011

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critics poll for top trombone artists that year.

Teaching

Luis Bonilla has taught at the

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, and the

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. Since 2013, Bonilla has served as the musical director for the JM Jazz World International Youth Jazz Orchestra touring many parts of Europe.Luis Bonilla, JM Jazz World Orchestra International youth jazz orchestra
/ref> He has been a guest artist and clinician at numerous colleges and music schools in the

and internationally to include the

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, University of Wellington (NZ) and many more. He has taught at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst in

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Career timeline

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Grammy Awards as sideman

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Discography

As leader

* ''Pasos Gigantes'' (Candid, 1991) * ''Escucha!'' (Candid, 2000) * ''Trombonilla'' (Now Jazz Consortium, 2005) * ''I Talking Now!'' (Planet Arts, 2009) * ''Twilight'' (Planet Arts, 2011)

As sideman

With

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* ''Mandali'' (Stern's Africa, 2000) * ''Martina'' (Stern's Africa, 2003) * ''Ketukuba'' (Stern's Africa, 2006) With

* '' The Fire This Time'' (In+Out, 1992) * ''

The Odyssey of Funk & Popular Music ''The Odyssey Of Funk & Popular Music'' (also referred to as Vol. 1) is an album by Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy recorded for the Atlantic label in 1997. It is the eighth album by Bowie's Brass Fantasy group, and the final album by Bowie issued in ...

'' (Atlantic, 1998) With Dave Douglas * ''

Spirit Moves ''Spirit Moves'' is the 29th album by trumpeter Dave Douglas. It was released on the Greenleaf Music label in 2009 and features Douglas band Brass Ecstasy. Reception The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "In sum ...

'' ( Greenleaf, 2009) * '' United Front: Brass Ecstasy at Newport'' (Greenleaf, 2011) * ''

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'' (Greenleaf, 2011) With

George Gruntz George Gruntz (24 June 1932 – 10 January 2013) was a Swiss jazz pianist, organist, harpsichordist, keyboardist, and composer known for the George Gruntz Concert Big Band and his work with Phil Woods, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Don Cherry, Chet Baker, ...

* ''Liebermann'' (TCB, 1999) * ''Merryteria'' (TCB, 1999) * ''Expo Triangle'' (MGB, 2000) * ''Global Excellence'' (TCB, 2001) * ''Tiger by the Tail'' (TCB, 2006) With the

* ''Can I Persuade You?'' (Planet Arts, 2001) * ''The Way'' (Planet Arts, 2004) * ''Up from the Skies'' (Planet Arts, 2006) * ''

Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard ''Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard'' is an album by the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. It won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 2009. Most of the songs and arrangements are by Thad Jones, who founded the group as the Tha ...

'' (Planet Arts, 2008) * ''Forever Lasting: Live in Tokyo'' (Planet Arts, 2011) * ''Overtime Music of Bob Brookmeyer'' (Planet Arts, 2014) With

Gerald Wilson Gerald Stanley Wilson (September 4, 1918 – September 8, 2014) was an American jazz trumpeter, big band bandleader, composer, arranger, and educator. Born in Mississippi, he was based in Los Angeles from the early 1940s. In addition to being a ...

* '' Jenna'' (

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, 1989) * ''

'' (

, 2003) * ''

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'' (Mack Avenue, 2005) * '' Monterey Moods'' (Mack Avenue, 2007) * ''

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'' (Mack Avenue, 2009) * ''

'' (Mack Avenue, 2011) With others *

, '' Desert Lady / Fantasy'' (Columbia, 1994) * Toshiko Akiyoshi, ''Monopoly Game'' (Novus J, 1998) *

, ''

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'' (Sony, 1993) *

Billy Childs William Edward Childs (born March 8, 1957) is an award-winning American composer, jazz pianist, arranger and conductor from Los Angeles, California, United States. Early life When he was sixteen he attended the Community School of the Performing ...

, ''The Child Within'' (Shanachie, 1996) *

, ''Prisioneros Del Mambo'' (Lone Wolf, 2008) * Jack Cooper, ''

'' (Centaur, 2010) * Jack Cooper, '' Mists: Charles Ives for Jazz Orchestra'' (Planet Arts, 2014) *

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, ''Damian's Fire'' (EMI, 2004) * Paquito D'Rivera, ''Tropicana Nights'' (Chesky, 1999) * Gloria Estefan, ''Brazil 305'' (Sony, 2020) * Pamela Fleming, ''Fearless Dreamer'' (Infinite Room, 1998) *

, ''Jungle'' (Magya, 2002) * Adam Green, '' Sixes & Sevens'' (Rough Trade, 2008) *

, ''Wise Children'' (Bluebird, 2003) *

, ''

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'' (Hip Bop, 2001) *

, '' Dicen Que Soy'' (Sony, 1994) * Alvaro Lopez, ''Suenos'' (One Voice Music, 2000) * Brian Lynch, ''Spheres of Influence'' (Sharp Nine, 1997) *

Donny McCaslin Donald Paul McCaslin (born August 11, 1966) is an American jazz saxophonist. He has recorded over a dozen albums as a bandleader in addition to many sideman appearances, including on David Bowie's final studio album, ''Blackstar'' (2016). Early ...

, ''Soar'' (Sunnyside, 2006) *

Hector Martignon Hector Martignon is a Colombian pianist and composer of Italian descent living in New York City. Two of Martignon's albums have been nominated for a Grammy Award: Refugee (2007) and Second Chance (2010). Martignon is known for crossbreeding the i ...

, ''The Foreign Affair'' (Candid, 1998) * Hector Martignon, ''The Big Band Theory'' (Zoho, 2016) *

Gerry Mulligan Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists—playing the instrum ...

, ''Dragonfly'' (Telarc, 1995) * Arturo O'Farrill, ''Una Noche Inolvidable'' (Palmetto, 2005) * Arturo O'Farrill, ''Song for Chico'' (Zoho, 2008) *

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, ''Que Se Cuiden Los Soneros!'' (Day Dance, 1992) *

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, ''The Art of Samba Jazz'' (Salmarsi, 2010) *

Ken Schaphorst Ken Schaphorst (born May 24, 1960 in Abington, Pennsylvania) is a composer, performer, and educator. Career Before moving to Boston in 2001, Schaphorst served as Director of Jazz Studies at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin for ten years. ...

, ''How to Say Goodbye'' (JCA, 2016) *

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, ''Ska Voovee'' (Shanachie, 1993) * Bebo Valdes, ''Suite Cubana'' (Calle 54, 2009) *

Louie Vega Luis Ferdinand Vega Jr. (born June 12, 1965), as known as "Little Louie" Vega, is an American DJ, record producer and Grammy Award winner remixer of Puerto Rican ancestry. He is one half of the Masters at Work musical production team. Biograph ...

, ''Elements of Life'' (Cutting Edge, 2003) * Louie Vega, ''One Dream'' (Vega, 2007)

DVD, movies, television

* 1988: '' Man Against the Mob'' (T.V. Movie, NBC) * 1993: ''The Great Skatalites:Ska Explosion'92'' (VHS, Tokuma Japan Communications Co., Ltd.) * 2001: ''

Unplugged Unplugged may refer to: *Acoustic music, music not produced through electronic means * "Unplugged" (B.A.P song), 2014 * "Unplugged" (''Modern Family''), a 2010 episode of ''Modern Family'' Albums and EPs * ''Unplugged'' (5'nizza album), 2002 * '' ...

'' (T.V. series with

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) * 2006: ''Jazz club, el sonido del bajo centro'' (T.V. series, Canal 22 Televisión Metropolitana) * 2010: ''Chico & Rita'' (Movie, Gkids)

References

External links

Official web site
* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bonilla, Luis 1965 births Living people 21st-century trombonists Afro-Cuban jazz trombonists California State University, Los Angeles alumni Latin jazz trombonists Manhattan School of Music alumni