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Andre Canniere

Jazz / Experimental / Indie

London, United Kingdom

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Trumpeter and composer Andre Canniere has worked with some of the world's most well known and respected jazz musicians including Maria Schneider, Donny McCaslin, James Carney, Mike Holober, Wolter Wierbos, Ingrid Jensen, Ben Monder, Tim Hagans, Rich Perry, Jim McNeely and Bill Holman. From 2003 until 2008, Andre lived in New York City where he was a regular member of several groups including Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, the Astoria Symphony and the Westchester Chamber Orchestra. While in New York, Andre also maintained an active freelance career as a trumpet player, frequently appearing with pop artists, singer/songwriters, function bands and various other ensembles. He has performed at several notable venues in New York including Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium, Birdland, The Jazz Gallery, Symphony Space, Kavehaz, the Knitting Factory, the Bowery Poetry Club and CBGB's. Andre has also performed extensively throughout the US and Europe.

As a leader, Andre has formed the Andre Canniere Group, a quintet featuring Josh Rutner on saxophone, Ryan Ferreira on guitar, Ike Sturm on bass and drummer Ted Poor. Canniere's debut CD As of Yet (Omatic Records), released in 2006, has garnered praise from All About Jazz and Cadence Magazine, among other publications, and is currently available at CD Baby, iTunes, Amazon and many additional online music retailers.

Andre is also a composer and has written works for various instrumental settings, including large and small jazz ensemble, studio orchestra and chamber groups. His music often crosses the boundaries of genre and culture, infusing improvisational music with traditional jazz and classical styles, as well as drawing inspiration from folk and pop music. Andre received his first commission in 2007 from the Astoria Music Society to arrange a work featuring the music of Cole Porter for orchestra and mezzo-soprano. In 2003, Andre performed his music at the Rochester International Jazz Festival with the Toby Koenigsberg Group, and two of his compositions are featured on Toby's 2007 release, Sense (Origin Records). Currently, he is working on a commission from St. Peter's (the jazz vespers church in New York) for a jazz mass scored for a 15 piece ensemble which will feature several well known soloists.

In addition to his work as a performer and composer, Andre is an active music educator. Throughout 2007, he visited several schools as a guest clinician and featured performer and in 2006 he was the guest conductor of the PMEA District 8 Jazz Ensemble. He was a member of the faculty at Musika and Encore Music in Manhattan from 2003 - 2008. In the past, Canniere has served as an assistant professor at the Eastman School of Music and as an instructor at the Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts. He also teaches privately, works as an adjudicator and frequently gives master classes and clinics at schools and universities.

Andre graduated from the Eastman School of Music in 2003 where he earned his MM in Jazz Performance. While at Eastman, Andre studied trumpet with Clay Jenkins, James Thompson and Douglas Prosser and received various honors including a teaching assistantship and a Down Beat Award. He received his BM in Trumpet Performance from Mansfield University of Pennsylvania in 2001 where he studied with Dr. Michael Galloway. Andre was also a student at the Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts in 1995. Additional teachers include Mark Gould, Chris Martin, Tim Hagans and Terell Stafford.

In early 2008, Andre relocated to London to be with his wife and continues to work as a freelance trumpet player and educator.

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