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Nobody can ignore Jeremy Pelt when it comes to heroic, majestic trumpet playing. The multiple Downbeat Critics Poll-leader has raised the roof of the BIMHUIS many times. Jeremy Pelt trumpet, Victor Gould piano & fender rhodes, Richie Goods doublebass, Chien Chien Lu vibraphone/marimba Allan Mednard drums On his new album The Artist (February 2019) the famed American trumpeter/composer delves into the legacy of French sculptor Auguste Rodin. In the five-movement Rodin Suite he muses not only on works the artist left us, but how his art might have evolved if he were still with us today. His ensemble is capable of delicacy and color as well as full on contemporary jazz sounds. Jeremy Pelt has become one of the preeminent trumpeters within the world of jazz, with a mighty sound that draws comparisons to legends such as Freddie Hubbard and Lee Morgan. Forging a bond with the Mingus Big Band very early on, as his career progressed, Pelt made name in many other ensembles such as the Roy Har
