Marvin Stamm's career has shown diversity most musicians would envy. Discovered by Stan Kenton at North Texas State University, he went on to establish himself as one of New York's finest studio musicians. The list of artists with whom he has performed and/or recorded is extensive, including Quincy Jones, Michel Legrand, Bill Evans, Thad Jones, Benny Goodman, Patrick Williams, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Paul McCartney, Lena Horn, Paul Simon and Aretha Franklin. Stamm now focuses on his true passion, Jazz, and on bringing Jazz to wider audiences.While continuing to perform in traditional Jazz venues with small groups, Stamm has also developed programs for orchestras. Combining familiar “standard” repertoire and lesser-known Jazz repertoire in imaginative arrangements, Stamm communicates with audiences through his thoughtful and exciting trumpet playing and through his engaging stage presence. When paired with pianist Bill Mays, the program takes on a chamber music quality in the same way the Brahms Double or Beethoven Triple Concerto enhance a classical subscription concert. Programs from the last two years have featured the music of Duke Ellington and the American song tradition.
Because education is one of Marvin Stamm's passions, he has created this site (marvinstamm.com) in an effort to harness new technology to foster communication and dialog among educators, students and fans. This interactive web site features a journal of Mr. Stamm's travels and experiences, a current schedule of activities, information about his equipment, and audio files from his various recordings.
