Brian Lynch, trumpet & Guest Artist, with the UW Jazz Orchestra & UW High School Honors Jazz Band

Grammy Award Winner Brian Lynch honed his chops as a member of both Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and the Horace Silver Quintet. He has been a valued collaborator with jazz artists such as Benny Golson, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and Charles McPherson; Latin music icons as diverse as Hector LaVoe and Lila Downs; and pop luminaries such as Prince. Lynch has released 19 critically acclaimed CDs as a bandleader and composers, and has toured the world with ensembles reflecting a wide sweep of music.