David Blink
David Blink | |
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| Born | Oakland, CA |
| Genres | Afro-Cuban jazz, salsa, Meditation music, Free improvisation, Electroacoustic music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, teacher |
| Instrument(s) | Trumpet, Handpan, Banjo uke, washboard |
David Blink is the Yakima Valley Community College director of instrumental music and jazz studies.[1] He is a trumpet player[2] and he directs the Yakima Valley Community College Salsa Band.[3] Blink is also a composer.[4] Under his direction, the YVCC Salsa Band has successfully released a CD of original music.[5] Blink is the organizer of the Yakima Valley Community College Latin Music Festival, a yearly celebration that began in 2007.[1] The Latin Music Festival has a community-outreach portion. Professional musicians, such as Memo Acevedo from various parts of the United States teach students of all ages in Yakima and the surrounding region about music.[1]
In 2015, David Blink moved to Morelia, Mexico where he formed a new Big band at the Conservatorio de Las Rosas (Q5784215), which became known as the Conservatorio de las Rosas Latin Jazz Orchestra.[6]
David Blink has been a featured artist at the Festival Internacional de Música de Morelia (Q5861015).[7] He created large ensemble arrangements of the famous jazz artist Eugenio Toussaint. As a electroacoustic musician and composer, he has been a featured artist at the Visiones Sonoras XI,[8] and a visiting artist at CMMAS (Q16491097).[9]
References
- ^ a b c Muir, Pat (May 2, 2012). "The YVCC Latin Music Festival -- Taking it to the people". Yakima Herald-Republic. Retrieved 1 June 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ International Trumpet Guild. "First Annual October Trumpetfest - Las Vegas". International Trumpet Guild. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ^ "YVCC Salsa Band". myspace.com. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ^ Schubert, Ruth (November 26, 2001). "Students have music composition in the Palms of their hands". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ^ Nowacki, Kim (May 9, 2008). "YVCC Salsa Band's 'Clavecide!' CD highlights Latin music fest". Yakima Herald Republic - ON Magazine.
- ^ "Orquesta de alumnos "Big Band" en el último concierto del Jazztival en Morelia". Cambio. Cambio de Michoacán.
- ^ "Homenaje musical a Eugenio Toussaint". PULSO. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ "Visiones Sonoras XI". Morelianas. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ "Concierto: Ióni Trío – David Blink". CMMAS. Retrieved 19 June 2016.