David Blink

David Blink
Born Oakland, CA
Genres Afro-Cuban jazz, salsa, Meditation music, Free improvisation, Electroacoustic music
Occupation(s) Musician, composer, teacher
Instruments Trumpet, Handpan, Banjo uke, washboard

David Blink is the Yakima Valley Community College director of instrumental music and jazz studies.[1] He is a trumpet player[2] and he directs the Yakima Valley Community College Salsa Band.[3] Blink is also a composer.[4] Under his direction, the YVCC Salsa Band has successfully released a CD of original music.[5] Blink is the organizer of the Yakima Valley Community College Latin Music Festival, a yearly celebration that began in 2007.[1] 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.[1]

In 2015, David Blink moved to Morelia, Mexico where he formed a new Big band at the Conservatorio de Las Rosas (Q5784215), which became known as the Conservatorio de las Rosas Latin Jazz Orchestra.[6]

David Blink has been a featured artist at the Festival Internacional de Música de Morelia (Q5861015).[7] 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,[8] and a visiting artist at CMMAS (Q16491097).[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Muir, Pat (May 2, 2012). "The YVCC Latin Music Festival -- Taking it to the people". Yakima Herald-Republic. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  2. ↑ International Trumpet Guild. "First Annual October Trumpetfest - Las Vegas". International Trumpet Guild. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "YVCC Salsa Band". myspace.com. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  4. ↑ Schubert, Ruth (November 26, 2001). "Students have music composition in the Palms of their hands". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  5. ↑ Nowacki, Kim (May 9, 2008). "YVCC Salsa Band's 'Clavecide!' CD highlights Latin music fest". Yakima Herald Republic - ON Magazine.
  6. ↑ "Orquesta de alumnos "Big Band" en el último concierto del Jazztival en Morelia". Cambio. Cambio de Michoacán.
  7. ↑ "Homenaje musical a Eugenio Toussaint". PULSO. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "Visiones Sonoras XI". Morelianas. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Concierto: Ióni Trío – David Blink". CMMAS. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
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