Ron Francis Blake (born May 23, 1972) is a

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from

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. He has recorded and performed alongside numerous artists such as Elton John, Aaliyah,

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, Dr. Dre, and

Ziggy Marley David Nesta "Ziggy" Marley (born 17 October 1968) is a Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician, actor and philanthropist. He is the son of reggae icon Bob Marley and Rita Marley. He led the family band Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers until 20 ...

. Blake also played with Green Day on their '' American Idiot'' tour and appears on the live DVD ''

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''. He also recorded on their 2016 release '' Revolution Radio''. Blake studied at

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. As a student, he won the 1992 International Trumpet Guild's Jazz Improvisation competition in Rotterdam. He also won 1st place in the local Dolo Coker Jazz Scholarship and Outstanding Trumpet Player in the Pacific Coast Jazz Festival. Blake went on to study at the

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on a full scholarship and achieved his master's degree in Music. Blake runs www.HiSpeedHorns.com , a website allowing artists to get horn arrangements via remote internet sessions. The website was featured in Mix Magazine. Blake currently plays with

Poncho Sanchez Poncho Sánchez (born Filoberto Sanchez, October 30, 1951) is an American ''conguero'' (conga player), Latin jazz band leader, and salsa singer. In 2000, he and his ensemble won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album for their work on the C ...

and has just released his debut solo Latin jazz album, “Assimilation” in 2017 which featured Poncho Sanchez as a guest. He recently recorded and performed on the 2020

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with Elton John for the biopic Rocket Man. The song “I Want To Love Me Again” won a Golden Globe for best song and an

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for best song.

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