Irvin Mayfield | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Irvin Mayfield, Jr. |
| Origin | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Genres | Afro-Cuban jazz Post-bop Latin jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Bandleader Trumpeter Organist Educator Composer Cultural Ambassador Arranger |
| Instrument(s) | Trumpet Organ |
| Years active | 1990s–present |
| Labels | Basin Street Records Half Note Records |
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Irvin Mayfield, Jr. is a Grammy-nominated, Billboard Music Award-winning jazz trumpet player and composer based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Currently serving as the official Cultural Ambassador of the City of New Orleans, Mayfield has also led his own groups, including the Afro-Cuban jazz ensemble Los Hombres Calientes, the Irvin Mayfield Quintet, and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (NOJO).[1] An educator and composer, Mayfield is also artistic Director of Jazz for the Minnesota Orchestra and serves as Board Chairman of the New Orleans Public Library system.
- ^ "Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra". WDSU.com. 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
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