Trumpet Player, Jazz Trio

Michael Grasso

Michael Grasso is a physician and part-time trumpet player in the Baltimore-Washington area. He is a "comeback" playing, who picked up the horn after stepping away for several years. He was born and raised in northern New Jersey. Before changing careers, he was a jazz and music composition major at the New Jersey City University. He currently works as an emergency medicine physician for the Universtiy of Maryland School of Medicine. Michael has an intimate and lyrical sound, inspired by Chet Baker and Toots Thielemans, and which follows the west coast style of cool jazz. In addition to the trumpet, he plays piano and chromatic harmonica.

Michael is a member of Not 2 Cool Jazz, which plays a mixture of recognizable standards, romantic ballads, and classic jazz. The band is available to play quiet background music at restaurants, coffee houses, and receptions, as well as a more upbeat sound for special events and jam sessions in the Baltimore-Washington area. In addition, he is a wedding trumpeter and freelance music arranger. He is also a volunteer for Bugles Across America, through which he plays taps at funerals to honor veterans.
 

For bookings, please contact me by email: MGJazzTrumpet@gmail.com

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My Equipment
Bach 1974 Stradivariuis lightweight 43 Bb Trumpet
Bach 1980 Stradivariuis 239 CML Trumpet
Olds 1957 Ambassador Bb Trumpet
Carol CPT-300LR Pocket Trumpet
Getzen 1974 Eterna 896 Flugelhorn
Getzen Eterna 940 Piccolo Trumpet
Getzen M2003ES Bb/G Field Trumpet
Holton Collegiate Cornet
Getzen (pre-1963) Deluxe Bass Trumpet
Hering Special 7148 Chromatic Harmonica
Seydel Saxony Orchestra Chromatic Harmonica
Bach 3C, 3D, 3CFL, and 3DFL mouthpieces