Well known bay area jazzer and recent CA Jazz Hall of Fame incductee Ror Snyder (saxes & flute), starts a new project with longtime friend and former student Mark Mazor. He’s a burning, undiscovered trumpeter from the Freddie/Woody school. The band includes James Wrubel-piano, Gus Kambeitz-bass, and Paul Yonemura-drums.
Rory Snyder is a Professor Emeritus from Diablo Valley College, and was the Director of Jazz Studies at DVC in Pleasant Hill. Rory recorded his first CD as a leader titled “New York Sessions†featuring Michael Wolff – piano, Wallace Roney – trumpet, John Patitucci – basses, and Victor Jones – drums. He has lead his own groups for bay area gigs for 20+ years at concerts and clubs like Yoshi’s Oakland, Jupiter, the Monterey, San Jose & Vallejo Jazz Festivals, Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurants, UCLA, Cal State Stanislaus, and San Jose State University.
Mark Mazor is originally from Los Altos, California. He began sitting in and playing Trumpet in Jazz Clubs from the age of 16. At age 18 Mark won a scholarship to the Berklee School of Music, where he earned his BA. He has been playing in a variety of Jazz Clubs including Yoshi’s Restaurant & Jazz Club, Faultline Brewery, Black Diamond Brewery, Brew City, Jupiter, Infusion, Black Cat, Rose Pistola, and more.
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Rory Snyder is a Professor Emeritus from Diablo Valley College, and was the Director of Jazz Studies at DVC in Pleasant Hill. Rory recorded his first CD as a leader titled “New York Sessions†featuring Michael Wolff – piano, Wallace Roney – trumpet, John Patitucci – basses, and Victor Jones – drums. He has lead his own groups for bay area gigs for 20+ years at concerts and clubs like Yoshi’s Oakland, Jupiter, the Monterey, San Jose & Vallejo Jazz Festivals, Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurants, UCLA, Cal State Stanislaus, and San Jose State University.
Mark Mazor is originally from Los Altos, California. He began sitting in and playing Trumpet in Jazz Clubs from the age of 16. At age 18 Mark won a scholarship to the Berklee School of Music, where he earned his BA. He has been playing in a variety of Jazz Clubs including Yoshi’s Restaurant & Jazz Club, Faultline Brewery, Black Diamond Brewery, Brew City, Jupiter, Infusion, Black Cat, Rose Pistola, and more.
Well known bay area jazzer and recent CA Jazz Hall of Fame incductee Ror Snyder (saxes & flute), starts a new project with longtime friend and former student Mark Mazor. He’s a burning, undiscovered trumpeter from the Freddie/Woody school. The band includes James Wrubel-piano, Gus Kambeitz-bass, and Paul Yonemura-drums.
Rory Snyder is a Professor Emeritus from Diablo Valley College, and was the Director of Jazz Studies at DVC in Pleasant Hill. Rory recorded his first CD as a leader titled “New York Sessions†featuring Michael Wolff – piano, Wallace Roney – trumpet, John Patitucci – basses, and Victor Jones – drums. He has lead his own groups for bay area gigs for 20+ years at concerts and clubs like Yoshi’s Oakland, Jupiter, the Monterey, San Jose & Vallejo Jazz Festivals, Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurants, UCLA, Cal State Stanislaus, and San Jose State University.
Mark Mazor is originally from Los Altos, California. He began sitting in and playing Trumpet in Jazz Clubs from the age of 16. At age 18 Mark won a scholarship to the Berklee School of Music, where he earned his BA. He has been playing in a variety of Jazz Clubs including Yoshi’s Restaurant & Jazz Club, Faultline Brewery, Black Diamond Brewery, Brew City, Jupiter, Infusion, Black Cat, Rose Pistola, and more.
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Rory Snyder is a Professor Emeritus from Diablo Valley College, and was the Director of Jazz Studies at DVC in Pleasant Hill. Rory recorded his first CD as a leader titled “New York Sessions†featuring Michael Wolff – piano, Wallace Roney – trumpet, John Patitucci – basses, and Victor Jones – drums. He has lead his own groups for bay area gigs for 20+ years at concerts and clubs like Yoshi’s Oakland, Jupiter, the Monterey, San Jose & Vallejo Jazz Festivals, Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurants, UCLA, Cal State Stanislaus, and San Jose State University.
Mark Mazor is originally from Los Altos, California. He began sitting in and playing Trumpet in Jazz Clubs from the age of 16. At age 18 Mark won a scholarship to the Berklee School of Music, where he earned his BA. He has been playing in a variety of Jazz Clubs including Yoshi’s Restaurant & Jazz Club, Faultline Brewery, Black Diamond Brewery, Brew City, Jupiter, Infusion, Black Cat, Rose Pistola, and more.
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