John D'earth (born March 30, 1950) is an American post bop/hard bop jazz trumpeter born in Holliston, Massachussetts has appeared on recordings by Dave Matthews and Bruce Hornsby as well as recording a number of CDs on his own. In his early career he played in Bob Moses' innovative bands. He co-founded the group Cosmology (Vanguard Records) with bandmates drummer Robert Jospe and singer Dawn Thompson (whom D'earth later married.) His is also know...
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John D'earth (born March 30, 1950) is an American post bop/hard bop jazz trumpeter born in Holliston, Massachussetts has appeared on recordings by Dave Matthews and Bruce Hornsby as well as recording a number of CDs on his own. In his early career he played in Bob Moses' innovative bands. He co-founded the group Cosmology (Vanguard Records) with bandmates drummer Robert Jospe and singer Dawn Thompson (whom D'earth later married.) His is also known for his work with musicians such as Miles Davis, Buddy Rich and Emily Remler. He is the Director of Jazz Performance at the University of Virginia. He plays every Thursday night in downtown Charlottesville at Millers with other musicians which include but are not limited to Jason Arce, JC Kuhl, Pete Spaar, Jamal Milner, Adam Larabee, Devonne Harris, and many others.
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