Scotty Barnhart
A three-time Grammy Award winner, he has played as a featured soloist with the Count Basie Orchestra since 1993. In September 2013, he was announced as the new director of the Basie Orchestra. He has multiple recordings with pianist Marcus Roberts, as well as recordings with Tony Bennett, Diana Krall, Ray Charles, and Tito Puente.
Scotty Barnhart
- Name
- Scotty Barnhart
- Birth Name
- William Barnhart
- Born
- 27 October 1964
- Birthplace
- Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
- Occupation
- * Musician
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- jazz
- Education
- Florida A&M University
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A three-time Grammy Award winner, he has played as a featured soloist with the Count Basie Orchestra since 1993. In September 2013, he was announced as the new director of the Basie Orchestra. He has multiple recordings with pianist Marcus Roberts, as well as recordings with Tony Bennett, Diana Krall, Ray Charles, and Tito Puente.
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Scotty Barnhart (born 1964) is an American composer and musician. The composer was born in Atlanta.
Scotty Barnhart studied at Florida A&M University. The composer worked for Florida State University. Scotty Barnhart is active in jazz.
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His debut album, Say It Plain, released on Unity Music, features Clark Terry, Ellis Jr. And Wynton Marsalis, Marcus Roberts, Jamie Davis, and Etienne Charles; it achieved number 3 on the Jazz Charts. Also active as an educator and clinician, he is author of The World of Jazz Trumpet – A Comprehensive History and Practical Philosophy (published by Hal Leonard). He is a professor at the Florida State University College of Music. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and was a member of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, where he was christened by Martin Luther King Jr.
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• Name — Scotty Barnhart • Birth Name — William Barnhart • Born — 27 October 1964 • Birthplace — Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. • Genre — Jazz • Occupation — * Musician • bandleader • educator • Instrument — Trumpet • Years Active — 1990s–present • Publishers — Hal Leonard • Current Member Of — Count Basie Orchestra • Website — www.scottybarnhart.com
As leader
As leader
• Say It Plain (Unity Music, 2009) With the Count Basie Orchestra • Live at Birdland (Candid, 2021) • Late Night Basie (Virgin, 2023)
As sideman
As sideman
• Natalie Jacob, Sooner or Later (self-released, 2024) • Gunhild Carling, Jazz Is My Lifestyle (self-released, 2024) – big band with strings
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- 1.Yanow, Scott. The Trumpet Kings: The Players who Shaped the Sound of Jazz Trumpet. Hal Leonard Corporation. 40. 2001. 9780879306403.
- 2.Scotty Barnhart Named Count Basie Orchestra Director. JAZZed Magazine. October 3, 2013.
- 3.Atlanta Native Scotty Barnhart Named Conductor of Count Basie Orchestra. Atlanta Daily World. September 21, 2013.
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