Category: Video
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Impractical Jokers
My growling trumpet stripper theme surfaces again! This is a snippet of music I recorded while living in NYC for what was to be a YouTube comedy series. I was hired for many recording sessions most often never knowing what was going to happen with the tracks I recorded. I first found my growling trumpet…
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iCool Menopause Commercial
When I was living in NYC, I was hired for many studio recording sessions most often never knowing what was going to happen with the tracks I recorded. I’m on countless demo CDs for bands, songwriters hustling music for commercials, DJs sampling a jazz trumpet and so much more. A few years passed and one…
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Dizzy Gillespie’s Trumpet
I had the amazing honor and privilege of playing on Dizzy Gillespie’s trumpet – a trumpet which Jon Faddis gave to him. It happened on Friday, October 16, at the SC Jazz Festival, just 5 days before John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie’s birthday. Not only did I play on this famous horn, but I played it…
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4:3 Trio
4:3 Trio features André Gonçalves who plays both the electric bass and guitar at the same time! Tony Lee is a solid, driving force on the drums and percussion. Mark Rapp plays the trumpet, flugelhorn and didgeridoo. Both André and Mark utilize effects and loop pedals to build an organic, fluid tapestry of contemporary jazz…
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Music in New Orleans: return visit for a local trumpeter
Thanks to music writer Keith Spera for this wonderful mention on Nola.com! On Friday, June 12, the options for live music in New Orleans include a classic rock band, a classic comedy duo and a return visit for a local trumpeter. Mark Rapp and Wess “Warmdaddy” Anderson, Snug Harbor, 8 and 10 p.m. While earning…
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Music of Miles Concert Video
Jazz Arts Initiative presents THE JAZZ ROOM @ the Stage Door Theater (Blumenthal PAC), featuring trumpeter Mark Rapp playing the music of Miles Davis. Every 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6pm.Tickets available at www.carolinatix.org Jazz Arts Initiative is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization located in Charlotte, NC, dedicated to the presentation, education, and support of…
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Your Carolina TV Interview and Performance
We had a great time this morning appearing on Greenville, SC morning talk show “Your Carolina”. We talked about the Jazz Brunch at this year’s Euphoria Festival where I’ll be leading the SCJO (scjazzorchestra.com) and all that good stuff. Brad Jepson jumps in on trombone and we do a little ‘Nawlins Second Line. Get Your…
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TSP Returns to the Velvet Note
Mark Rapp, co-leader and trumpeter for the band TSP (Derek Lee Bronston on guitar), are coming to the prestigious jazz club, The Velvet Note, in Atlanta, GA on Saturday, September 28. Get your tickets online at: thevelvetnote.com/the-song-project/ TSP is redefining jazz for a new generation by expanding jazz improvisations to songs ranging from Radiohead, Paul…
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Euphoria 2013 Promo Video
I’m very excited to be bringing to Euphoria 2013’s Jazz Brunch the SC JAZZ ORCHESTRA! The SCJO is a world-class big band comprised of the best jazz artists in the Carolinas. Many of its band members have toured the world, recorded CDs, played in notable venues and hugely popular festivals. From Count Basie to Duke…