May24

Vince Tampio

The Living Room at 35 East, 35 East Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, PA

Vince Tampio Quartet

Trumpeter/flugelhorn player Vince Tampio brings his quartet to The Living Room so you can start the holiday weekend in a jazz style. He'll be joined by Gabe Preston on tenor sax, baritone sax and flute; Micah Graves on keyboard; and Brendan McGeehan on electric bass.

What's been said: Tampio's original music has been described as "a contemporary instance of fusion done right," and whose "nontraditional instrumentation maintains a spacious environment that proves ideal for a set brimming with imaginative, drawn-out improvisation." Matthew Aquiline, All About Jazz

"His horn croons and wahs with touches of funk or blues, bridging the futuristic digital age with a snazzy sense of classic cool. Geno Thackara, All About Jazz

Basically hes the go-to cross-genre horn-blowing utility man of the Philly scene." John Vettese, The Key, WXPN

Vince Tampio is a professional trumpeter, arranger, composer, and multi-instrumentalist based in Philadelphia, PA. Although firmly rooted in jazz, he is comfortable with a wide variety of genres including rock, soul, funk, folk, classical, and electronic.

Tampio's album "The Nook" (2018) is a full-length straight-ahead jazz album featuring John Swana. The music harks back to Miles Davis' first great quintet. "The Nook" was preceded by "Sound Plan" (2017), "Live at PafA" (2017), "Syzygy" (2014), and "Syzygy: Remix" (2014). Tampio is currently self-producing three more solo albums. One unreleased composition was recently featured in The Philadelphia Real Book Volume 1.

Tampio has also appeared as a sideman on 30+ albums. He is the trumpeter and arranger with the York Street Hustle, the John Byrne Band, and You Do You. Tampio founded the Philly Phatness horn section, which has recorded with regional, national, and international artists, and on film soundtracks.