Gary E

Biography

The trumpet came along at age ten and in high school Gary toured with a 10 piece R&B group around the Midwest. Playing the Iola Rock Festival was a considerable"high" point for the band. After high school he and some of the group members made their way to the West Coast and wound up performing on a Smithsonian Blues and Folk Festival recording featuring Furry Lewis. Later, moving to NYC, Gary played in various rehearsal bands while taking lessons from alto saxophonist Lee Konitz. Getting a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music, he moved to Boston and graduated with a degree in Jazz Composition and Arranging. Gary has since moved back and forth to the Midwest where he has written music for PBS documentaries and has played in several bands.