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I Just Wanted To See What You Look Like by Vinson Valega Trio

Vinson Valega Trio

Artist Biography For Vinson Valega Trio

Vinson Grew Up In A Musical Family Near Washington D.C. Studying Classical Piano From Age Seven Until Switching To The Drums When He Was 12. He Played In The University Of Pennsylvania Big Band During College After Which He Graduated From UPENN With A B.A. In Economics. Vinson Came To New York City In The Early 90's To Study Music At The Mannes College Of Music In Manhattan Where He Studied With Marvin "Smitty" Smith Of The Tonight Show Band Vernel Fournier And Norm Freeman Of The New York Philharmonic . Vinson Has Performed In Many Clubs In The New York Metropolitan Area Including The Blue Note Smoke Sweet Rhythm 55 Bar Birdland Smalls Detour Cornelia Street Cafe Cleopatra's Needle And Trumpets Of Montclair NJ. An Avid Composer Vinson Also Teaches Privately And Served On The Staff Of The Stanford Jazz Workshop In California From 1999-2001. He Has Toured Throughout North America And Europe With His Groups And Others And He Appears On Matthew Fries' CD Song For Today TCB And The Ganz Brother's Release First Steps Extravaganza . Vinson Also Has Three CDs Out As A Leader Live@147 Consilience And Awake. In Addition Vinson Has Also Worked With Or Played Alongside With Many Of The Great Musicians In Jazz Such As Grover Washington Jr. Dakota Staton Clarke Terry James Williams Donald Brown Harold Mabern Jr. Jamil Nasser Ron McClure Bob Mintzer Russell Malone Peter Bernstein Mark Turner Terell Stafford Eric Alexander Jim Rotundi David Hazeltine Joel Frahm Dena DeRose And Vincent Herring And Candido Camero Among Others.