| Bart Brady Ciampa (BMI) is a composer, arranger, trumpet-flugelhorn, and EVI (wind synth) player who lives and records in Vancouver, Washington, a suburb of Portland, Oregon. He was born and raised in the Boston area where he studied with Jerry Mitchell for ten years. During college in the early '60's, he was fortunate enough to live near Lenny's-on-the-Pike, which was the premier jazz venue of the greater-Boston area. During this period he spent many pleasant evenings listening to the jazz greats and was influenced by folks such as Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Chet Baker, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Herb Pomeroy, Alan Dawson, Dave Lambert, Charlie Mingus, and many others. His eclectic style encompasses Latin, mellow jazz, and the old jazz standards. He has released seven CD's, the latest of which are titled, "Soft Sounds, Sweet Dreams, " which is a collection of muted jazz standards, "Twilight Interlude, " a collection of thirteen original Latin songs, and "Another Smooth Operator, " a collection of popular ballads. All are available through CDbaby (www.cdbaby.com), BestBuy (www.bBestBuy.com), and Tower Records (www.tower.com). His most recent projects are titled, "Caution!! May Cause Drowsiness!!" which was recently released, "Local Anaesthetic" which has been completed and is in the process of being released, and "Unauthorized Autobiography" which is currently in progress. On a personal note, Bart earned a Ph.D. from Boston College in 1972 and spent 15 years teaching in higher education. His last position in higher education was as Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Professor at Wayne State College. (NOTE: All copyrighted materials on this web site are used pursuant to the artist's fee-based BMI Digital Internet License.) |
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