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'''Mart Avant''' is a jazz trumpeter and arranger / composer residing in [[Tuscaloosa]]. For a number of years, Avant has been leader of the [[Tuscaloosa Horns]] and the [[Night Flight Big Band]].  He is a graduate of the jazz arranging program at the [[University of Alabama]], where he worked with noted jazz educators [[Steve Sample, Sr]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Reach Ray Reach].  The Tuscaloosa Horns make regular appearances with notable popular music groups, such as The Temptations, The Four Tops, Martha Reeves, Smokey Robinson and many others.  The Night Flight Big Band appears regularly at [[Ona's Music Room]] in [[Birmingham]] and recently recorded their first CD, titled ''SuperBlue - [[Eric Essix]] and the Night Flight Big Band''.
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'''Mart Avant''' (born [[April 16]], [[1955]] in [[Birmingham]] is a jazz trumpeter and arranger / composer residing in [[Tuscaloosa]].  
 
Avant graduated from [[University of Alabama]] with a bachelor's of music in arranging in [[1980]]. For a number of years, Avant has been leader of the [[Tuscaloosa Horns]] and the [[Night Flight Big Band]].  He is a graduate of the jazz arranging program at the [[University of Alabama]], where he worked with noted jazz educators [[Steve Sample, Sr]] and [[Ray Reach]].  The Tuscaloosa Horns make regular appearances with notable popular music groups, such as The Temptations, The Four Tops, Martha Reeves, Smokey Robinson and many others.  The Night Flight Big Band appeared regularly at [[Ona's Music Room]] in [[Birmingham]] and recorded an album titled ''SuperBlue - [[Eric Essix]] and the Night Flight Big Band''.
 
In [[1999]], Avant, as a member and co-founder of The Tuscaloosa Horns, was inducted into the [[Alabama Music Hall of Fame]].


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.tuscaloosahorns.com/ The Tuscaloosa Horns] website
* [http://www.tuscaloosahorns.com/ The Tuscaloosa Horns] website
* [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=14404 Mart Avant's Night Flight Big Band] at All About Jazz
* [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=14404 Mart Avant's Night Flight Big Band] at All About Jazz
* [http://www.myspace.com/nightflightbigband Night Flight Big Band] at MySpace.com 
* [http://www.alabamamusicoffice.com/joomla/artists-a-z/a/294-avant-mart.html#:~:text=Mart%20Avant%20is%20a%20jazz%20trumpeter%20and%20arranger,jazz%20educators%20Steve%20Sample%2C%20Sr%20and%20Ray%20Reach. Mart Avant profile] at Alabama Music Office


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Latest revision as of 10:04, 8 January 2021

Mart Avant

Mart Avant (born April 16, 1955 in Birmingham is a jazz trumpeter and arranger / composer residing in Tuscaloosa.

Avant graduated from University of Alabama with a bachelor's of music in arranging in 1980. For a number of years, Avant has been leader of the Tuscaloosa Horns and the Night Flight Big Band. He is a graduate of the jazz arranging program at the University of Alabama, where he worked with noted jazz educators Steve Sample, Sr and Ray Reach. The Tuscaloosa Horns make regular appearances with notable popular music groups, such as The Temptations, The Four Tops, Martha Reeves, Smokey Robinson and many others. The Night Flight Big Band appeared regularly at Ona's Music Room in Birmingham and recorded an album titled SuperBlue - Eric Essix and the Night Flight Big Band.

In 1999, Avant, as a member and co-founder of The Tuscaloosa Horns, was inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame.

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