Selected performances with Paul Gaspar as lead trumpet and/or solo trumpet (unless specified): UPDATED June 18, 2019 West Side Story Germany Tour: Cologne, Berlin, Dresden Summer 2019 Principal trumpet Miller & The Other Sinners, The Tralf, Buffalo NY April 2019. Horn arrangement, trombone Michael Stuart, salsa artist from Puerto Rico, April 2019 , in Rochester, NY (lead trumpet) New York State Ballet, Rochester, NY March 2019; Gershwin & Gatsby. Lead & solo trumpet (big band portion), orchestrator, contractor, assistant principal to James Thompson on the Gershwin orchestral works. National Broadway Tour of CHICAGO Jan 2019 in Elmira & Binghamton, NY (2nd trumpet) 2019 auditioning American Idol singer/song writer (name to be given later!): solo flugel horn & muted trumpet studio session, Noteworthy Studios, Victor, NY - September 2018 International Salsa artists Wilito Otero, Rey Ruiz, and Pete Perignon in Rochester July 2018 National Broadway Tour of BEAUTIFUL, the Carol King Musical: Elmira, NY May 15-20, 2018 Solo Tour & Master Classes, Napoli, Italy Feb 6-14, 2018 West Side Story International Tour: Den Haag & Gronigen (Netherlands), and Cologne (Germany): Principal trumpet Dec 2017 through January 2018 Alex Matos with Orquesta Antonetti, Toronto ON, Canada lead trumpet Dec 9 2017 FAME, Lille/Roubaix, France Composer / arranger, lead trumpet Nov 22-27, 2017 Henry Prego / Sinatra tribute: Las Vegas NV MD / lead trumpet / chief arranger Nov 17, 2017 LUVA: Mark Anthony Tribute featuring Orquesta Antonetti Sept 30, 2017 In The Heights, Geva Theatre, Rochester NY Lead trumpet (and solo soprano trombone) for 40 shows Sept 1- October 8, 2017 International Salsa artists Andy Montañez, N-Klabe, Tito Nieves, Marlon in Rochester & Buffalo NY Summer 2017 West Side Story International Tour: Zurich (Switzerland) and Dublin (Ireland) Substitute for my previous position as principal trumpet Jan 2-22, 2017 Napoli /Big Barra Band (Italy) Conductor, lead & solo trumpet, composer & arranger Dec 2016 Henry Prego / Sinatra tribute: Temecula CA MD / lead trumpet / chief arranger Nov 2o16 Bemus Point Pops Orchestra, Co-principal trumpet with James Thompson at his request. Sept 2016 Henry Prego / Sinatra tribute: Gulfport, MS MD / lead trumpet / chief arranger May 2o16 Napoli Conservatory Guest Trumpet Professor in Residence, Napoli, Italy May 2o16 Klaipeda, Lithuania Jazz concert: Paul Gaspar (trumpet & piano) and Leonardas Bėkša. (trumpet & piano), Klaipeda School of Music & Arts April 25, 2016 Napoli /Big Barra Band (Italy) Conductor, lead & solo trumpet, composer & arranger Dec 12 2015 - first time a big band on the San Carlo Stage EVER - theatre was built in 1737. Trumpet Master Class: Napoli, Italy November 9-15, 2015 Spamalot: Geva Theatre, Rochester, NY: Lead trumpet for 40 shows September - October 2015 Solo Jazz Artist (trumpet & piano) European Tour: France October 16-November 24, 2015 Henry Prego / Sinatra tribute: Milwaukee, WI: MD / lead trumpet / chief arranger July 2015 Book of Mormon Broadway National Tour, Buffalo NY: Lead trumpet, June 2015 Rochester Lilac Festival: Landau Murphy. jr: Lead & solo trumpet, May 2015 Mercyhurst University, Erie, PA Trumpet Master Class April 2015 Kaunas Jazz Festival, Lithuania: Kaunas Big Band featuring singer Arina Boriunova: Guest lead & solo trumpet, April 2015 Vilnius, Lithuania: Baltic Salsa Orchestra: Guest lead & solo trumpet, March 2015 Vilnius, Lithuania: Baltic Salsa Orchestra: Guest lead & solo trumpet, March 2015 Lille, France: Nigerian recording artist ASA: Guest soloist March 2015 Lille, France: Ch'ti Jazz Quintet: Jazz soloist March 2015 Lille, France: Billy Elliot: Guest principal trumpet, March 2015 Master Classes: Napoli Conservatory Guest Trumpet Professor in Residence, Napoli, Italy May 2o16 Napoli, Italy (November 2015) Trumpet Master Class Mercyhurst University, Erie, PA (April 2015) Trumpet Master Class Vilnius Lithuania (April 2015) Trumpet Master Class Lille, France (April 2015) Lille Brass Choir Master Class: Classical & Jazz (guest conductor) Roubaix, France (November 2014) Jazz Master Class Napoli, Italy (November 2014) Trumpet Master Class International Broadway tour of West Side Story, Principal Trumpet: 2012 - 2014 and 2017 - 2018. Most recent city listed first. Cologne, Germany Gronigen, Netherlands The Hague, Netherlands Dublin, Ireland Munich, Germany Zurich, Switzerland (2014 and 2017) Salzburg, Austria Bregenz, Austria Baden Baden, Germany Luxembourg Frankfurt, Germany Ghent, Belgium Roubaix, France Brest, France Antwerp, Belgium Tel Aviv, Israel London, UK Dresden, Germany Monte Carlo, Monoco Montpelier, France (con ducted by former Paris Opera House conductor Jerome Pillement) Napoli, Italy Paris, France Essen, Germany Guest Principal Trumpet for the Tel Aviv Opera House Orchestra, Tel Aviv, Israel, October 25 - November 10, 2013 Guest Principal Trumpet for the San Carlo Teadro Opera House Orchestra, Napoli, Italy June 14-28, 2013 Principal / lead trumpet for the 26 piece touring orchestra, conducted by Donald Chan, Assistant conductors Ben Van Tienen and Stephen Jones Tour included 11 weeks at the Theatre du Châtelet in central Paris and 6 weeks at Sadler's Wells in London Select National Artists: Salsa & Merengue: 1986 to September 2012 (listed alphabetically) Paul is lead trumpet unless specified: Tito Allen (Rochester, Buffalo, Binghamton) Luisito Carrion (Buffalo) Kevin Ceballo (Rochester & Buffalo) William Cepeda (Buffalo) Bobby Cruz (Puerto Rico & Miami) Charlie Cruz Raphael de Jesus Cano Estremera Paquito Guzman Jay Lozado Angie Machado (2nd trumpet) MARLON (Fernandez) N-Clabe Frankie Negron (Rochester, Binghamton) Choco Orta (Syracuse) Edwin Rivera (2nd trumpet) Johnny Rivera (Rochester, Syracuse) Lalo Rodriguez (Rochester, Albany) Tito Rojas (Rochester, Albany) Luisito Rosario (Rochester & Buffalo) Marvin Santiago Michael Stuart (Buffalo, Albany) Frankie Vázquez (Rochester, Binghamton) Tony Vega (Buffalo) (2nd trumpet) Grupo Zafra Negra (Rochester, Syracuse)
Puerto Rico & International Groups Salsa: Bobby Cruz (Puerto Rico) 1997 Circus: Circo Mundial (Puerto Rico) 1997-2000 Gospel: Ron Kenoly (Puerto Rico) 1998 Rock: Animal Planet: USO/DOD tour (Middle East/Africa) 1999
Cruise Ships: Tahitian Princess (French Polynesia) 2005 Princess Star (Western Caribbean) 2006
National Groups/Artists Motown/ Soul / R&B 2002-date Frankie Valli The Temptations (NY, PA, OH, WV tour) The Four Tops (NY, PA, OH, WV tour) Little Anthony & The Imperials, Big Flats, NY Jay Black & The Americans (2nd trumpet) Big Flats, NY Mic Gillette Big Band / Jazz artists Joe Gransden & Joan Ellison sing Sinatra and Judy Garland, Bemus Point, Pops, Orchestra, Bemus Point, NY. Co-principal trumpet with James Thompson / jazz soloist Tony Lujan Big Band: Music Director, Lead trumpet, chief arranger, Henry Prego Sings Frank Sinatra, Albuuerque, NM, Feb 2016 Wycliffe Gordon lead & solo trumpet, Rochester Feb 2013 Henry Prego sings Frank Sinatra) Rochester & Canada 2012 & 2013 Joe Scalissi (as Dean Martin) Rochester 2012 & Canada & 2013 Tribute Tour: “Count Basie / Frank Sinatra Live at the Sands” (solo chair/associate lead) Buffalo & Rochester 2011
Rick Holland/Evan Dobbins Little Big Band 2006-2010 Brazilian Jazz harmonica Hendrick Murkins 2005 & 2006 LA studio trombonist Rick Culver, Battle Creek, MI 2006 Byron Stripling 2005 Sam Noto Big Band 1990 The Eastman Jazz Ensemble (3rd trumpet/associate lead) including FL, NY & CT tours 1988-89 Les Algart Orchestra 1988 Rosemary Clooney (2nd trumpet) 1988 Additional Tours and other musical productions Spamalot at Geva Theatre, Rochester NY 2015 (6 weeks) Book of Mormon at Shea Auditorium, Buffalo NY 2015 Billy Elliot at Sebastopol Theatre Lille, France, 2015 West Side Story (2nd trumpet) at Shea Auditorium, Buffalo NY 2011 Legally Blonde: The Musical at Shea Auditorium, Buffalo NY, 2008 Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Geva Theatre, Rochester NY (playing the trumpeter on-stage for main character Leevee) 2007 An Evening With George M. Cohen (solo cornet), Holmdel NJ 2006 Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus 131st edition 2001 Red Unit. Conductor / lead trumpet for over 500 performances in 12 months Touring Italian Acts Henry Prego Sings Frank Sinatra Music Director, lead trumpet and chief arranger June 2013 to present Joe Scallissi as Dean Martin (2012, 2013, 2017) Elio Scaccio Music Director, keyboards, trumpet June 2013 Poperazzi Music Director, keyboards, trumpet June 2013
TV A&E: “The Making of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus 131st edition”, Tampa FL (as trumpeter / conductor) 2000 ESPN: “The Lighter Side of Sports with Lyle Alzato”, Atlantic City NJ (theme composer & trumpet) 1992 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7VTs7t9LzU WXXI-TV: Rochester, NY: "Que Pasa?" and "OnStage" (lead & solo trumpet) 1988-2009 Philharmonic Orchestras / Symphonies: Bemus Point Pops Orchestra September 2016 Co-Principal Trumpet September 2016 Tel Aviv Opera House Orchestra, Tel Aviv, Israel: Guest Principal Trumpet October 25 - November 10, 2013 San Carlo Teadro Opera House Symphony, Napoli, Italy: Guest Principal Trumpet June 14-28, 2013 The Buffalo (NY) Philharmonic Orchestra, soloist 2011 & 2012 The Erie (PA) Philharmonic Orchestra 2003 Studio Sessions/CD Steve Gadd 2011 James Thompson 2011 EDUCATION: Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY:  Paul Gaspar↑ en route to picking up diploma after commencement. Photo by staff photographer BA/AMU (classical) trumpet performance 2011 Douglas Prosser & James Thompson, trumpet professors British trumpeter Benjamin Court, orchestral coach Additional (previous) study at Eastman in the JCM department under Rayburn Wright 1986-1989 Albums & CD credits: See Audio & Video page. |