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Master trumpeter Mac Gollehon is a musician who truly defies categorization. This Virginia native grew up surrounded by music of all kinds, from jazz and classical to bluegrass and country to rock and pop. And, although he had taught himself to play a number of instruments by the time he reached his teens (including guitar, banjo and piano) it was the trumpet, and Mac's affinity for jazz that stirred his passion and captured his heart. He enrolled at Boston's prestigious Berklee School of Music, touring during summer breaks with Buddy Rich's big band. upon graduation in 1979, Mac Moved to New York City, determined to make his mark in a city populated with the most prominent, talented musicians who were known not only for their versatility and imagination, but for the highest level of technical proficiency as well. His diverse musical background paved the way for entree into various clubs and concert halls. He realized that each mucial genre had it's own audience; the more gigs he played, whether Latin, calypso, blues, jazz, salsa or rock, the more people became aware of his talent.
Gollehon’s flawless intonation and broad range soon attracted the attention of fans, as well as that of well known record producers Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards and Rick Derringer, who quickly signed Mac to Record with such power-house acts as Steve Winwood, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Duran Duran, Hall & Oates, Chic, Madonna, Sheena Easton, Tina Turner, Paul Simon and Billy Ocean to name but a few. Over the next eight years, Mac recorded nearly 800 albums and over 75 solos on top forty singles. You can hear his memorable imprint on his solos on the David Bowie mega-hit, "Let’s Dance," Jagger & Bowie’s, "Dancin’ In The Street," Duran Duran’s "Notorious," Billy Ocean’s, "Get Out of My Dreams," and the soundtrack for the Eddie Murphy film, " Coming To America." While he was in the studio recording with these rock and pop legends, Gollehon continued to take gigs that stretched his musical horizons, making an effort to escape being labeled that of either a pop, fusion, rock or jazz player. "Becoming a complete musician is an on-going process for me," offer Gollehon, "my personal style has evolved by collaborating with musicians who play different types of music in their own distinctive way. I’ve been influenced and stimulated by their sound, as they have been by mine."
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