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Bart Miltenberger
Thoughts on my Giuffre Concert
Posted: February 17th, 2009
So last week I took my group The Chance Trio (w/fellow Big Ears participant Matt Davis on guitar and Michael Taylor on bass) to the ... Read more
Posted: February 9th, 2009
The first week of Big Ears was an amazing experience for me - to be in a room all day with such amazing musicians was ... Read more
Free admission to Bart Miltenberger’s Chance Trio, plus post-show reception
Posted: December 22nd, 2008
Bart Miltenberger performs at the Art Alliance with the Chance Trio on February 12, 2009. The ensemble also includes Big Ears artist Matt Davis. We're ... Read more
Posted: October 22nd, 2008
I'm a big fan of the Gtown radio (gtownradio.com) show "Lucky Old Souls." The show's host, Feldie spins jazz and rhythm and blues from ... Read more
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Tim says:Yo Bart, you're a killer trumpet player and an all around great guy. It's a pleasure to know you, and an honor when I get the opportunity to play with you. We still haven't got Spain down yet, but I'm ready to tackle those standards!!
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UK-born trumpet player, Bart Miltenberger, whose playing has been called "impressive" by JazzTimes magazine, is a lyrical and melodic player with a warm and beautiful trumpet sound. In addition to his own group, The Chance Trio (www.myspace.com/thechancetrio), Bart regularly performs with Bobby Zankel and the Warriors of the Wonderful Sound, and Matt Davis Aerial Photograph. An active freelancer in all genres of music, Bart has also performed with Sonic Liberation Front and the Bart Miltenberger Quartet featuring trumpet, organ, guitar, and drums.
In August of 2004 and 2005, Bart was invited by world-renowned trumpet star and composer Dave Douglas to perform in Trumpet Nation under the baton of the legendary conductionist Butch Morris, as part of the Festival of New Trumpet Music. Bart and his group The Chance Trio were a featured act in the 2006 Festival of New Trumpet Music. In June of 2004 Bart performed with the Rotterdam Chamber Orchestra in the Amsterdam world premiere of the opera, Call Me Ishmael. Bart has also performed and/or recorded with such musicians and bands as: Fathead, Edge City Collective, G-Love and Special Sauce, John Legend, The Digable Planets, Pauline Oliveros, Odean Pope, Byard Lancaster, Dave Liebman, Tyrone Brown, Farid Barron, Tom Lawton, John Swana, Tim Motzer, Xande Cruz, and DJ Phillip Charles.
Bart studied for three intense years with the Maestro Dennis Sandole (best known as John Coltrane's teacher) and was an American Composers Forum grant winner in 2003. Bart was a co-founder and co-presenter of Collective Voices Festivals IIV (2000-2003). In addition, Bart is a member of Bugles Across America since 2000 - performing TAPS at military funerals. A University of Pennsylvania graduate, Bart is the father of three young boys.
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