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 director of the College of the Siskiyous Concert and Jazz bands.[1] He plays the trumpet,[2] and is also a composer.[3]
David Blink got his Bachelor's degree in Applied Music with an emphasis in Jazz from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and his Master's degree in Music Composition from Central Washington University.[1]
In 2015, David Blink moved to Morelia, Mexico where he formed a new Big band at the Conservatorio de Las Rosas, which became known as the Conservatorio de las Rosas Latin Jazz Orchestra.[4]
David Blink has been a featured artist at the Festival Internacional de Música de Morelia.[5] 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,[6] and a visiting artist at CMMAS.[7]
David Blink was the Yakima Valley Community College director of instrumental music and jazz studies for over ten years.[1] While there, he also directed the Yakima Valley Community College Salsa Band.[8] Under his direction, the YVCC Salsa Band released a CD of original music: Black Salsify.[9] Blink is the organizer of the Yakima Valley Community College Latin Music Festival, a yearly celebration that began in 2007.[10] 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.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Staff Biographies - Music". www.siskiyous.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-30.[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.
- ^ Schubert, Ruth (November 26, 2001). "Students have music composition in the Palms of their hands". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ^ "Orquesta de alumnos "Big Band" en el último concierto del Jazztival en Morelia". Cambio. Cambio de Michoacán. Archived from the original on 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- ^ "Homenaje musical a Eugenio Toussaint". PULSO. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ "Visiones Sonoras XI". Morelianas. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ "Concierto: Ióni Trío – David Blink". CMMAS. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ "YVCC Salsa Band". myspace.com. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ^ Nowacki, Kim (May 9, 2008). "YVCC Salsa Band's 'Clavecide!' CD highlights Latin music fest". Yakima Herald Republic - ON Magazine.
- ^ a b 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]