Enjoy some soaring Lead Trumpet (at 01:28) and soulful Flugelhorn (at 00:00) on “Body & Soul” from Alex Hong, a senior at Northgate High School in Walnut Creek, CA. This performance was part of Alex’s successful 2024 NYO Jazz audition. Sponsored by Carnegie Hall, the NYO Jazz orchestra will be performing in Carnegie Hall in July 2024 and then doing a concert tour of South Africa for three weeks, under the direction of Sean Jones.

Alex, who is a senior at Northgate High School in Walnut Creek, California, is privately mentored by Michael Miller ("Mickle") and plays a Yamaha 6340 ST trumpet with a custom Greg Black mouthpiece.

00:00 - Flugelhorn
01:28 - Lead Trumpet

Alex, who is mentored by Michael Miller ("Mickle"), plays a Yamaha 6340 ST trumpet and a Yamaha Bobby Shew Custom Z flugelhorn.

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