Ciesielski will present a masterclass on making it in the music business at 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 30 in McCrary Theater.
The Elon University Jazz Ensemble is proud to announce a very special event. At 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 30, Nashville musician Vinnie Ciesielski will present a masterclass in McCrary Theater to discuss his career as a freelance musician in the Music City. He has appeared on more than 5,000 recordings during his career including more than 50 GRAMMY-nominated recordings, 25 GRAMMY-winning recordings and 200 Stellar and Dove award-winning albums.
As a student at Towson University in Maryland, Ciesielski majored in trumpet performance then embarked on a professional music career spanning more than four decades. Since moving to Nashville in 1992, he has recorded with artists such as Lyle Lovett, Travis Tritt, Tracy Byrd, Tanya Tucker, Bad Company, Glenn Frey, T.D. Jakes, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Gregg Allman, Kirk Franklin, Queen Latifah, Yolanda Adams, Donnie McClurkin, Israel Houghton, The Clark Sisters and many more.
Ciesielski has performed live with artists including Bruce Springsteen, Kid Rock, Keith Richards, Jimmy Buffett, Paul Simon, Sting, Tony Bennett, Glenn Frey, The Temptations, The Four Tops, The O’Jays, Aretha Franklin, Percy Sledge, Shawn Colvin, Eddie Floyd, Booker T. and the MGs, Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Bob Hope, Frankie Valli, Sheryl Crow, Bruce Hornsby, and The Beach Boys. He has appeared on The Tonight Show, Late Night with David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Austin City Limits, Rosie O’Donnell, Ellen’s Really Big Show, The Dove Awards and The Stellar Awards.
Ciesielski has also performed on numerous radio, Internet, TV and movie soundtracks and trailers and has performed with the Nashville Symphony, Chattanooga Symphony and Orchestra Kentucky.
Please join the Elon University Jazz Ensemble as it learns from this master of his instrument and the entertainment industry. This promises to be an enlightening and inspirational experience.
Admission is free and the event is open to the public. For more information on Ciesielski, visit his website at www.trumpetvinnie.com.