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Michael Grasso is a 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 and studied jazz and music composition at
New Jersey
City University. His private teachers at that time included Harold Lieberman, Richard Lowenthal, and Emile DeCosmo.
He has also studied with John Blount and Dan Haerle. He currently works as an emergency medicine physician for the
University of Maryland School of Medicine. Michael has an intimate and lyrical sound, inspired by Chet Baker, Miles Davis, and Toots Thielemans, and which follows the west coast style of cool jazz. In addition to the trumpet, he plays piano and chromatic harmonica. He is a member of
the Not 2 Cool Jazz
Band, which performs timeless and
tasteful melodies from the 1920s thorugh the 1970s, including
classic jazz, swing music, bossa nova, and soft rock.
In addition, he is a volunteer for
Bugles Across America, through which he plays taps at funerals to honor veterans.
The following musicians regularly perform with Michael Grasso through the Not 2 Cool Jazz Band.
- Vocals - Aimee Breslow
- Guitar - Steve Raft
- Piano - Peter Runk
- Bass - Doug Perry, Alec Petkoff, Steve Zurier, George Hector
- Drums - Neal "Bam" Feldman, Art McKinney
Following is a partial list of some of the places we've played at.
- Aida Bistro, Columbia, MD
- Arbor Terrace, Lanham, MD
- Arts Walk & Plaza, Washington, DC
- Best Buy, Glen Burnie, MD
- Bookmaker's Cocktail Club, Baltimore, MD
- Brighton Gardens, Columbia, MD
- Cafe Rue, Beltsville, MD
- Cattail Creek Country Club, Glenwood, MD
- Creek Lodge Bar & Grill, Rockville, MD
- Coco Moka Cafe, Silver Spring, MD
- Congregation Beth El, Bethesda, MD
- The Commons at UMBC, Baltimore, MD
- The Delegate, Washington, DC
- Eggspectations, Ellicott City, MD
- The Elkridge Furnace Inn, Elkridge, MD
- Farmers and Artists Market, Olney, MD
- FreshFarm Farmers Market, Silver Spring, MD
- Hartge Yacht Harbor, Galesville, MD
- Heartlands Senior Living, Ellicott City,
MD
- Howard County General Hospital, Columbia, MD
- Java Nation, Kentlands, MD
- Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
- The Judge's Bench, Ellicott City, MD
- La Dolce Vita, Frederick, MD
- Lee Lynn's, Ellicott City, MD
- Leisure World, Silver Spring, MD
- Liberatore's, Timonium, MD
- Live and Learn Bethesda, Bethesda, MD
- Loew Vinyards, Mt Airy, MD
- Los Compadres, Mariottsville, MD
- Mad City Coffee, Columbia, MD
- Main Street, Laurel, MD
- The Mall in Columbia, Columbia, MD
- Martin's West, Baltimore, MD
- Mayfair Mansion Senior Center, Washington, DC
- Misler Adult Day Center, Rockville, MD
- Mosaic Cafe, College Park, MD
- New Deal Cafe, Greenbelt, MD
- The Oakley Cabin, Brookeville, MD
- Oasis Senior Center, Rockville, MD
- Olney Winery Tasting Room, Olney, MD
- Rhode Island Red's, Hyattsville, MD
- Riderwood Village, Silver Spring, MD
- Robinson Nature Center, Columbia, MD
- Roosevelt Center, Greenbelt, MD
- Roscoe's Neapolitan Pizzeria, Takoma Park, MD
- Rudy's Mediterranean Grill, Columbia, MD
- Sandy Spring Museum, Olney, MD
- Historic Savage Mill, Savage, MD
- Silver Strings, Silver Spring, MD
- Smokin' Hot Bar and Grille, Glenwood, MD
- Springhouse, Bethesda, MD
- Stoddard Baptist Home, Washington, DC
- Twins Jazz, Washington, DC
- University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
- The Washington Home, Washington, DC
- Washington Performing Arts, Washington,
DC
- The Wine Bin, Ellicott City, MD
What people have said about the band.
- "The music today was the best I have heard! Bravo both to the musicians and to whomever scheduled them." Olney Farmers and Artists Market
- "The band played on, always to generous applause from the attentive crowd." Steve Monroe, JazzAvenues
For the gearheads out there, here is a list of Michael's instruments.
- Bach 1974 Stradivarius lightweight 43 Bb Trumpet
- Bach 1980 Stradivarius 239
CML Trumpet
- Bach 1965 Stradivarius 37 Bb Trumpet
- Bach 1988 Stradivarius 184 Bb Cornet
- Bach 1947
Stradivarius NY 67 Bb Cornet
- Olds 1957 Ambassador Bb Trumpet
- Olds
1957 Ambassador Bb Cornet
- Olds 1969 L-12 Flugelhorn
- Carol CPT-300LR Pocket Trumpet
- Getzen
1974 Eterna 896 Flugelhorn
- Getzen Eterna 940 Piccolo
Trumpet
- Getzen M2003ES Bb/G Field Trumpet
- Besson BE1020 Cornet
- King H.N. White 1969
Eb/F Alto Horn
- Suzuki SCX Chromatic
Harmonicas
- Yamaha Keyboards
- Bach 6C Trumpet, Yamaha 13F4 Flugelhorn, Yamaha 13E4 Cornet
Mouthpieces
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