Mario Lamar Hunter is the founder, music director and
award-winning woodwind artist that offers his ‘signature sound’ on his new
release Mario Lamar Hunter and his Laid Back Jazz Ensemble: Powerful Jazz
Winds.
‘Mario Lamar Hunter and his Laid Back Jazz Ensemble:
Powerful Jazz Winds project is a unique blend of Jazz Standards that offer the
listener a nostalgic musical experience through Mario's interpretations that
sound like a natural choice for his soulful expression" says Jaijai Jackson
of The Jazz Network Worldwide.
His diversified artistry spans genres of music as he is no
stranger to international stages over his 35 years in the music industry.
During the span of his career, he performed with The Coasters, Charo, Anna
Gesteyer, Tommy Tune, Nat Jones and Isaiah "Ike" Oakley from the
James Brown and the JBs' bands, Samuel Ramey of The Metropolitan Opera, as well
as performing with Ray Charles and his world-renowned Ray Charles Orchestra and
with Aretha Franklin in the Aretha Franklin Orchestra as well as the Orchestras
of Jerry "The Iceman" Butler
and Gene "The Duke of Earl" Chandler. While in Las Vegas he appeared
at The Mirage Hotel and Casino, The MGM Grand and Scores Las Vegas performing
during Grand Opening Celebrations alongside of performers from the famed Cirque
Du Soleil.
As a well-disciplined educator, he is accustomed to
assembling great combinations of musicality and many of his students have gone
on to become fine musicians, scholars and highly creative professionals. Hunter
has taught saxophone at both private and public institutions including colleges
throughout the United States.
Hunter is known for appearing as a clarinet-soloist with
symphony orchestras and has held the principal clarinet positions with
Maryland’s Salisbury and Goucher Chamber Symphony Orchestras and has performed
within the clarinet sections of the North Carolina and Maryland Symphony
Orchestras.
" I am extremely thrilled to have been signed to
Centaur Records by its President Victor Sachse and look forward to a long
lasting relationship with the label. This recording project has allowed me to
offer my personal renditions of some of my favorite tunes written by some of
the greatest Jazz Composers of all time. Simultaneously, I am able to further
expose the wonderful talents of the musicians that perform along with me on the
album whom are thriving musically in the region of my birthplace. It is my
desire that the music will blow powerful (but beautiful) jazz winds towards
Jazz Musicians and Music Lovers across the globe, thus creating a force that is
enjoyable and certain to be reckoned with.” ~ Mario Lamar Hunter
Not only is Hunter looking to be booked on jazz festivals
worldwide for their upcoming seasons with his new band, he continues to work as
an on-call Freelancer with Musical Theatre productions, Symphony Orchestras and
Stage Bands throughout the U.S.A.
Be sure to tune into his feature on
www.thejazznetworkworldwide.com this week as well as stopping by his soundcloud
page http://soundcloud.com/mario-hunter-reeds/ to hear more of his latest
release Mario Lamar Hunter and his Laid Back Jazz Ensemble: Powerful Jazz Winds
and more.
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