Biography
Dr. Scott Belck currently serves as Professor of Music and Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) where he directs the CCM Jazz Orchestra and teaches applied Jazz Trumpet. He is a founding member of critically acclaimed Tromba Mundi contemporary trumpet ensemble, is the founding lead trumpet for the Springfield Symphony Jazz Orchestra, and is a member of the award-winning Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra of Indianapolis. He has served as trumpet and cornet soloist with the Air Force Band of Flight in Dayton, Ohio, where he also held the post of musical director for the Air Force Night Flight Jazz Ensemble.
Belck is the Founding and Artistic Director Emeritus of the Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, founder of the Jazz Central Big Band and lead trumpet and musical director for the Flying Circus Big Band, a band he co-founded with iconic drummer John Von Ohlen. He leads the Limehouse Ramblers traditional New Orleans ensemble, a staple of the Cincinnati scene.
His playing credits include recordings as lead trumpet/jazz soloist with the Cincinnati Pops featuring the Manhattan Transfer and John Pizzarelli, Glenn Miller Orchestra, BWJO, Van Dells, and jazz soloist with the University of North Texas One O’clock Lab Band with whom he recorded four CDs as jazz soloist and section trumpet. He has performed as principal/lead trumpet with the St. Louis Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra of the Dominican Republic, Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, Lexington Philharmonic, Richmond Symphony Orchestra, and as section trumpet with the Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestra and the Duluth Festival Opera.
Belck has also toured as lead trumpet for Bootsy Collins’ Funk Unity Band, played shows/concerts with Christian McBride, John Clayton, Jimmy Heath, Aretha Franklin, Gerald Wilson, Detroit Jazz Festival Orchestra, Steve Allee Big Band, Johnny Mathis, The Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, Earl Klugh, Linda Ronstadt, John Lithgow, Donna Summer,
Maureen McGovern, Michael Feinstein, Lalo Rodriguez, Sandy Patti, Tito Puente Jr., Tommy Tune, Manhattan Transfer, Lou Rawls, Patti Austen, The Coasters, Yes, Ben Vereen, Doc Severinsen, The Temptations, Olivia Newton-John, Neil Sedaka, Blue Wisp Big Band, Columbus Jazz Orchestra, Dayton Jazz Orchestra, Ink Spots, Four Freshmen, Frankie Avalon, Fabian, Bobby Riddell, Little Anthony, the Imperials, Frankie Valli, The Maritime Jazz Orchestra of Canada, as well as touring Broadway shows and regional and national recording sessions.
He has performed as a leader, musical director, or sideman with many top artists on the scene today including: Michael Dease, John Clayton, Fred Hersch, Fareed Haque, Rich Perry, Adam Nussbaum, Lew Soloff, Randy Brecker, Slide Hampton, Jim McNeely, Claudio Roditi, Jeff
Hamilton, John Riley, Rick Margitza, Bob Belden, Jimmy Heath, Bobby Watson, Tom Harrell, Tim Hagans, Regina Carter, Wes Anderson, John Hollenbeck, Steve Turre, Conrad Herwig, Gordon Brisker, Hank Marr, Marvin Stamm, Gerry Mulligan, Kenny Garrett, John Fedchock, Phil Woods, Ed Soph, John LaBarbera and Diane Schuur.
Belck has also served as the Artistic Director of the Dayton Jazz Orchestra, the Jazz Central Big Band, and the Miami Valley Jazz Camp in Ohio. He is the author of the text Modern Flexibilities for Brass, published by Meredith Music and distributed by Hal Leonard. In his spare time, he is
the CEO and founder of Lip Slur World Headquarters. Scott’s latest book Progressive Lip Flexibilities for Brass is quickly becoming one of the most popular sarcastic lip slur books in the lower South-Central Ohio River valley region.
SPECIALTIES:
Lead trumpet
Performance prep
Jazz improvisation
Practical routines and fundamentals
Upper register
Professionalism
All jazz styles
Big band
Commercial music
LANGUAGES:
English
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