The Scotty Barnhart Quartet

Black Dog is excited to welcome back Tallahassee’s own Scotty Barnhart, one of the premiere names in both modern and traditional jazz.

Barnhart is an American jazz trumpeter. A two-time Grammy winner, he has played since 1993 as a featured soloist with Count Basie Orchestra. In September 2013, Barnhart was announced as the new director of the Basie Orchestra. He has multiple recordings with pianist Marcus Roberts, as well as recordings with Tony Bennet, Diana Krall, Ray Charles and Tito Puente. A solo CD, released with Unity Music, is titled Say It Plain and features Clark Terry, Ellis and Wynton Marsalis, Marcus Roberts, Jamie Davis and Etienne Charles; it achieved number 3 in 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 in the College of Music at Florida State University.

The Scotty Barnhart Quartet is:

Bill Peterson – Piano

Amina Scott – Bass

Gabriel Landa – Drums

Scotty Barnhart – Trumpet

Admission is $10 and seating is first come, first served.