From Los Angeles, he toured with the big bands of Harry James, Buddy Rich, and finally, the Count Basie Orchestra. Clay moved to Los Angeles in 1978, where he was in demand as both a live performer and studio-recording musician. Clay's experience as a performer began at an early age playing with the Stan Kenton Orchestra. **To see the whole photo gallery of the event, visit Photos were taken by ITG photographer Michael Anderson.**Ĭlay Jenkins' career as a jazz artist has covered a wide range of musical experiences and responsibilities, bringing him to the forefront of the jazz performing and teaching arenas. The schedule for the 2015 Competition included a 10am Carmine Caruso masterclass with Ingrid Jensen, 1pm competition finals, and a 7:30pm gala concert and awards ceremony featuring Clay Jenkins, Ingrid Jensen, and Bobby Shew, the Caruso Competition finalists and rhythm section, and the Sam Houston All Star Big Band. Each contestant received this work at his rehearsal with the Competition Trio on the day before the competition. A fourth composition, to be performed by all finalists was Mike Crotty’s A Conversation with the Wind. Each finalist selected three pieces for their performance. This year, the five finalist selected were Hermon Mehari (Kansas City, Missouri), John Shpak (Boston, Massachusetts), Aidan Lombard (Miami, Florida), Max Goldschmid (Tucson, Arizona) and Zubin Edalji (Boston, Massachusetts). Brass players from all over the world traveled to New York to study with him, and he developed a reputation for being able to help players improve.
Caruso took his first trumpet student in 1942 and, within a year, had forty brass students. He played his last club date on his 70 th birthday in 1974. Although he played all the woodwind and string instruments, Caruso made his living as a saxophone player, performing in ballrooms and on radio shows. Caruso was born on November 2, 1904, and lived his entire life in New York, and died on May 26, 1987. It is to the man and his work that this competition is dedicated.
The co-hosts for this year’s competition were Amanda Pepping, Aric Schneller and Randal Adams.Ĭarmine Caruso was one the world’s greatest brass teachers. The winner of the competition receives $10,000, and the runner-up receives $5,000.
First held in 1993, and co-sponsored by the International Trumpet Guild and the Herb Alpert Foundation, this bi-annual competition is considered the world’s most prestigious for jazz trumpeters. The 2015 Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Solo Competition was held on the campus of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas on Saturday, September 19, 2015. 2015 Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Solo Competition
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