Author: Gerald Bailey

Gerald Bailey is a freelance trumpet player in Chicago who currently leads several groups that combine acoustic jazz with live music technology. He has performed with Belle and Sebastian, Mumford and Sons, The Walkmen, Ty Segal, Syl Johnson, The O’Jays and JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound. He has performed for the Obama administration at the White House in 2009 and 2012 and appeared in the Hollywood movie Public Enemies. As an educator, he currently an adjunct professor at Moraine Valley Community College, Ableton Live instructor for After School Matters, and a private trumpet teacher at Chicago High School for the Performing Arts and Lyons Township High School. Gerald provides trumpet performance, original compositions, orchestrations, arrangements, transcriptions, copy work and electronic sequencing. He has appeared on countless recordings for Bloodshot Records, Warner Bros, Drag City, Jump Up, Rabbit Factory and his original music is currently featured on Cartilage Osseux Records, Tape of the Month Club and through independent release. He has a Bachelors degree in trumpet from the University of Cincinnati and a Masters in composition from DePaul University.

Original Release!

Very pleased to announce the release of my first single with Cartilage Osseux Records!  You can purchase and stream the new Anna Karina virtual 45 on most of the larger formats including; iTunes, Spotify, Bandcamp, Soundcloud and Amazon.

Glimpse of the Future is here!

Be sure to check out the new Moongriffin release on Cartilage Osseux Records.  The record features Nate Lepine (saxophone), Charles Rumback (drums), Anton Hatwich (bass) and myself (trumpet) playing the music of Elliot Ross (guitar).

Tribute to Bix

In celebration of the birth of trumpeter Bix Beiderbecke, I had the honor of playing in the horn section of Josh Duffee's Graystone Monarchs at the Tribute to Bix festival in Racine, Wisconsin this afternoon.  The band features the talented Andy Schumm on Cornet and members of the Fat Babies band are scattered throughout the... Continue Reading →

Fareed Haque

I'm currently working on an arrangement for the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music Jazz Ensemble featuring guitarist Fareed Haque.  The concert will take place April 6th in Corbet Auditorium at CCM.

Black Bear Combo at the White House

This past week I had the pleasure of joining the Chicago based Balkan brass band entertaining military families for a Halloween party at the White House.  The band debuted a new orange and black costume designed by saxophonist Doug Abram.

Band Source

I just got my horns cleaned by Matt Johnson at Band Source.  He did a stellar job!  They specialize in woodwind, brass instruments, rentals, maintenance and repairs.

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