The Music Of Bryan Lackey

Adventures In Legitimate Music

Be it a community group, school group, or professional performing ensemble, I have a great love in my life for band, orchestra, chamber, and jazz music of all kinds, and I have been fortunate enough to perform many great pieces with many great groups. Currently I am lead trombone with the Gem City Jazz Cats, I lead an as yet unnamed jazz combo, and I freelance whenever possible across all genres.

Ensembles I have been a part of...

• San Dimas Jazz Workshop, a great reading group put together by my old band director and featuring a lot of amazing players.
• Pico Rivera Big Band/Bangar Big Band, lead trombone and featured soloist, 2006-2011. This band was a wonderful part of my life and gave me the opportunity to record and perform charts from the Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and Buddy Rich big bands, among many others.
• Southern California Philharmonic, principal trumpet, 2003-2006. When they were known as the Yorba Linda Orchestra I played for this wonderful group, performing a wide range of standard and pop repitoire, and parcipating in their annual "Rising Stars" concerts.

Groups I have guested with...

• Rex Merriweather "This Ain't Your Daddy's Big Band"  Rex has been nice enough to have me sub or sit in with his band several times, and it's always an amazing experience
• Joe May's Tuxedo Junction Orchestra, on both trombone and trumpet. Joe's always a pleasure to work with, and his band cooks.
• Michael Drange Quartet, a great combo out of Rosemead, CA, has let me share the stage with them on more than one occasion. Many of the members play with me in other projects, including the Jazz Cats, my combo, and Goodluck Shark.

Recording credits...

• "Gladiators", short film-I simulated an entire brass section on the soundtrack, including several trumpet parts, trombone, and french horn.