Jeremy Turgeon
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Twenty six year old trumpeter and vocalist, Jeremy Turgeon, was born and raised in Springfield, Massachusetts. Born into a family of music lovers, it is no surprise that music ended up being his career choice. First picking up the trumpet at age 11, Jeremy took to the horn. Upon entering the Springfield High School of Science and Technology - Jeremy was immediately placed into the concert ensembles. Under the direction of Music Educator Grammy Nominee, Gary Bernice, he would become the programs first Drum Major as a Sophomore and the Band's President as a Senior. During his junior and senior years, Jeremy successfully auditioned for the MMEA Western District Orchestra and sat Principle and Second chair. He would also go on to sit in with the United States Navy Band as well as first chair in the MA Lions All State Concert and Jazz Bands, UMASS Honor Band and CMG Jazz Ensembles. Jeremy graduated from high school with the highest musical honors given to date. In January of 2013, Jeremy was accepted into the prestigious Berklee College of Music. It was there that he would receive his first set of consistent private lessons with professors - Scott DeOgburn, Charlie Lewis, and Christine Fawson. He left Berklee after the summer of 2014, but he keeps his connections with the school strong and performs there at least once a year.
Jeremy has performed at numerous venues and festivals. Some of the most notable being: Musikfest, Hard Rock Cafe, Rockwood Music Hall, Shrine World Music Venue, Lincoln Center (Out of Doors), Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun Casinos, Litchfield Jazz Festival, Springfield Jazz and Roots Festival, Indie Soul Festival, Stone Soul Festival, Gloucester Blues Fest and many more. Over the years, he has worked with many local, regional, national, and international artists including: Avery Sharpe, Shana Wilson, Jerry Bergonzi, Wali Ali, Braxton Cook, Asa "Ace" Livingston, Tony "Thunder" Smith, Marty Walsh, Danny "D Mo" Morris, Cleveland P. Jones, Taylor Ho Bynum, Magdalena Gomez, Jo Sallins, Natalie "Redd" McKnight, Michelle Brooks-Thompson, The John Hanifin Band, and many others!
Currently, Jeremy is the trumpeter for Doobie Powell, his own band - the Jeremy Turgeon Quintet and his newest endeavor, "Lines on the Fly" - a four-piece horn section available for Studio and live performances. In the midst of performing, and recording, Jeremy is also a faculty member of the prestigious, Multi-Award winning, Community Music School of Springfield. There he teaches Trumpet, and co-teaches ensembles. Lastly, he works within CMSS's Yale Distinguished Music Educator award winning Community Partnership Program, Sonido Musica. He and a group of CMSS faculty travel to over 20 schools in the Springfield Public School district, creating music programs in schools where they don't already exist, and enriching the music education students receive if they already have a band program.
May 10th - Jeremy w/ Wanda Houston @ The Barn Egremont, MA
May 11th - Jeremy w/ Lani Bortfeld @ South Congregational Church Springfield, MA
May 11th & 12th - Dream Girls Production @ The Artist Collective Hartford, CT
May 17th - JTQ @ Focus Springfield TV Studios Springfield, MA
May 19th - Jeremy w/ LOTF - Doobie Powell Philadelphia, PA
May 24th - Jeremy w/ Ultimate Karaoke Band @ Poor Richards Chicopee, MA
May 28th - JTQ @ Bishops Lounge Northampton, MA
May 31st - Jeremy w/ The Soul Magnets @ New City Brewery Easthampton, MA
June 28th - JTQ @ The Lounge Brattleboro, VT
July 13th - TBA
August 19th - Jeremy w/ Katie Thiroux @ Provincetown Jazz Fest Provincetown, MA
August 24th & 25th - TBA
Trumpeter, Vocalist, Composer & Band Leader
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