Jon-Erik Kellso

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Jon-Erik Kellso
Jon-Erik Kellso 2007.jpg
Kellso in 2007
Born (1964-05-08) May 8, 1964 (age 59)
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Musical career
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Instrument(s) Trumpet
Website www.kellsojazz.com

Jon-Erik Kellso (born May 8, 1964, Dearborn, Michigan) is an American jazz trumpeter and session musician.

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Kellso began playing jazz music very young in life, and also received some formal training in classical idioms.

A sample of the jazz musicians he has performed and/or recorded with include J.C. Heard, Catherine Russell, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Kat Edmonson, James Dapogny, Milt Hinton, Rick Fay, Ralph Sutton, Ruby Braff, Marty Grosz, Bob Haggart, Dick Hyman, Wynton Marsalis, Ken Peplowski, Bucky Pizzarelli, Dan Barrett, Bob Wilber, Howard Alden, Wycliffe Gordon, and Kenny Davern.

Kellso has played and recorded with pop artists Linda Ronstadt, Leon Redbone, Maria Muldaur, Levon Helm, Elvis Costello, Dave Van Ronk, and others, appearing on over one hundred records.

Kellso moved from Detroit to New York City in 1989 to join Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks, with whom he has recorded many movie and TV soundtracks, including the soundtrack for Boardwalk Empire , The Aviator , Bessie , Ghost World , and Revolutionary Road .

Kellso has led The "EarRegulars" at the Ear Inn in Manhattan on Sunday nights since 2007, with whom he has recorded two albums. On the latter live album, he used a tárogató, a Hungarian woodwind instrument.

Discography

As leader

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