Recognized by The New York Times as “a trumpeter of versatility and poise”, Tatum Greenblatt is highly regarded as one of New York City’s most in-demand trumpet players across a broad range of styles and genres. Tatum Greenblatt has recorded eight albums with the Verve Jazz Ensemble since 2012, in addition to going the VJE for performances nationwide. A Bach Brass Artist and faculty member at The Juilliard School, Tatum appears frequently with The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in performances at Rose Hall, touring domestically, in recordings on The 50’s: a Prism, Big Band Holidays Vol 2, Ted Nash and Glenn Close’s Transformation, and as a featured Guest Soloist for Wynton Marsalis’ 60th Birthday Celebration. He has been a member of the Grammy Award-winning Mingus Big Band for over fifteen years, performing regularly in New York, touring internationally, and recording on the Grammy-nominated album, The Centennial Sessions. From 2010 to 2016, Tatum toured extensively with the legendary bassist and singer Richard Bona, traveling to over sixty countries across six continents. He has also performed and/or recorded with Sabrina Carpenter, Bleachers, Blood Sweat & Tears, George Gruntz, Dr. John, Christian McBride’s Big Band, Jimmy Heath, Sachal Vasandani, Helen Sung, Christian Sands, Ulysses Owens, Emmet Cohen, Macklemore, Bastille, Grizzly Bear, Shaina Taub, Orrin Evans, Roy Hargrove’s Big Band, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, among many others. Tatum is active on Broadway, having played on more than twenty productions, including holding the trumpet chair for three years on Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. As a bandleader, he has released three albums to critical acclaim. His most recent, Imprints, was awarded Critic’s Pick by DownBeat magazine. In addition to his performance career, Tatum is a dedicated educator. He has served on faculty in the Jazz Department at Juilliard since 2017, spent five years on faculty at Rutgers University, and performs numerous roles within the Education Department at Jazz at Lincoln Center, including as Director of the award-winning Jazz at Lincoln Center Youth Orchestra. As a conductor, Tatum has lead The Juilliard Jazz Orchestra in concerts at Peter J. Sharpe Theater and Alice Tully Hall, the Arizona All-State Jazz Orchestra, Connecticut All-State Jazz Orchestra, and the Future of Jazz Orchestra in collaboration with Alvin Ailey Dance Theater at New York City Center.
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