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10. März 2015 · Lew Soloff, a jazz trumpeter who reached a broader audience with the jazz-rock band Blood, Sweat & Tears, especially with a memorable solo on the original version of the 1969 hit “Spinning Wheel ...
Lewis “Lew” Michael Soloff, perhaps best known or his work with the band Blood, Sweat & Tears, passed away at the age of 71. The cause of death was a heart attack. Soloff grew up in Lakewood, New Jersey, and began playing trumpet at the age of 10. He attended the Eastman School of Music, and he studied briefly at Juilliard before he started ...
Soloff played lead trumpet with the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band and Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. He has also done so for Frank Sinatra, Thad Jones and Barbra Streisand. He has been featured with Carla Bley since 1987, and is a charter member along with David Matthews, of the Manhattan Jazz Quintet; which has recorded 29 albums for Japan since 1984. Lew has also worked with Ornette Coleman and ...
Visit the Multi-media and Photo Gallery to view video, audio and photos from live performances and tours throughout my career. Lew Soloff plays exclusively on Sonare' Bb trumpets made by Blessing. Clinics, and Master Clases. Learn more about my clinics and master classes featuring arrangements by Gil Evans and others.
Lew Soloff. Lewis Michael Soloff (February 20, 1944 – March 8, 2015) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer and actor. Soloff was born in Brooklyn, New York City. He studied trumpet at the Eastman School of Music and the Juilliard School. He worked with Blood, Sweat & Tears from 1968 until 1973.
29. Okt. 2010 · Lew Soloff has long had his place in the highest echelon of trumpeters. His experiences have included a long stint with an early formation of Blood, Sweat & Tears, a group that like the original Chicago Transit Authority, were pioneers in jazz-rock (as opposed to fusion). Soloff has also been a mainstay with the Gil Evans Orchestra during and after Evans' own presence, and a regular with the ...
About Lew Soloff A brilliant high-note trumpeter long in great demand for big bands and session work, Lew Soloff was also a distinctive soloist and an expert with the plunger mute. After studying at Juilliard, he freelanced in New York with Maynard Ferguson, Joe Henderson, and Clark Terry, among others, and then was a part of Blood, Sweat & Tears during 1968-1973.
