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Clinician: TOM GARLING
After
winning numerous awards in high school and at the Berklee
College of Music, Tom went on the road with the Buddy
Rich Big Band in January of 1986 at the age of twenty. He was on Buddy’s
last touring band before he died in 1987. Buddy once said of him: “Tom
is going to have a very, very strong future in jazz.”
Tom went on to finish his
studies at the University
of Miami, where he received his Master’s degree in Jazz Arranging
and Composition. Afterward, he was immediately hired to teach
improvisation and ear training, direct Big Bands and coach small groups.
In the meantime, he played with such greats as Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennet,
Dizzy Gillespie, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, and Randy Brecker, to name a
few.
Shortly thereafter, he
started touring with Maynard
Ferguson’s Big Bop Nouveau Band, where he remained for six years,
four of which he was musical director.
Tom has played on numerous
albums, including his own album on Concord
records, called “Maynard Ferguson Presents Tom Garling.” He has
also appeared on three Maynard Ferguson albums, as well as Tito Puente’s
last album “Special Delivery, a new album by Micheal Feinstein and
Maynard called “Big City Rhythm”, and four Frank Mantooth albums.
In addition to his
accomplishments as a soloist, his talents as composer and arranger have
been utilized by Maynard Ferguson and Tito Puente, as well as Liza Minelli.
He also co produced Maynards last album called “Brass Attitude”. Just
recently, Tom wrote two big band arrangements that were recorded for the
new Michael Feinstein/Ferguson album, called “Big City Rhythm”.
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