Meet the Musicians
Logan Bennett plays trumpet with Chautauqua Brass. He studied orchestral performance at the University of British Columbia, completing his master’s degree in 2015. Finding it difficult to stick with one instrument, Logan has been actively performing on piano as well as trumpet since an early age. As an avid improviser, Logan loves to explore a wide variety of musical styles and is often surprised at the magic that can be created by following the spur of the moment. Aside from music, he enjoys hiking, running, reading, and baking sourdough bread.
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Originally from Santa Rosa, California Landon Gray holds a degree in Trumpet Performance from the University of North Texas. Based in Western New York, Landon is an active freelancer and has appeared with groups such as the Lake Erie Ballet, Presque Isle Pro Musica, and as a soloist with the Ukiah Symphony. He is also a dedicated educator teaching music in schools, serving as Adjunct Lecturer at SUNY Fredonia, and maintaining a private studio. His primary teachers include Adam Gordon, Jan Kagarice, and Doug Morton. When Landon is not playing trumpet he enjoys baking, cooking, swimming, and beekeeping.
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Devin Bennett, the resident Canadian of Chautauqua Brass, comes from the mountains of British Columbia. He was raised in International Schools all over the world, and loves to experience different cultures. He has since settled in the Chautauqua area to make beautiful music with Chautauqua Brass, and work with Musicians Wellness of North America. Devin loves to move, whether it is to climb, bike, swim, or ski!
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Bobby Fisco
Originally hailing from Cleveland, Ohio, Bobby Fisco comes to Chautauqua Brass from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he completed his Masters of Music degree at Carnegie Mellon University. His primary teachers have included Jan Kagarice, Ed Zadrozny, Peter Sullivan, and Jaime Morales-Matos. In addition to performing music on tenor and alto trombone, Bobby is a published arranger. His extensive background in arranging music made it natural for him to serve as the primary arranger for Chautauqua Brass, which he describes as a fun and exciting challenge given the unique and adaptable instrumentation of the ensemble. Away from Chautauqua Brass, Bobby is an assistant clinician at Musician’s Wellness of North America. In his free time, he likes to go out swing dancing or stay in with a good book or TV show/movie.
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Daniel Marion
Rounding out the bottom of the ensemble, Daniel Marion is Chautauqua Brass’ Bass Trombonist. Daniel was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas where he discovered a love for music in early grade school. He made the switch to bass trombone in high school upon playing in the school’s big band and never looked back. His primary teachers include Jan Kagarice, Vern Kagarice, Tony Baker, Darren McHenry, Tony Corson and Gary Phillips. After he graduated from The University of North Texas with a bass trombone performance degree, Daniel joined CB in the summer of 2018. Daniel is an active freelancer and has performed with The Metro Praise Orchestra, a jazz big band based in Fort Worth, TX, and the Grammy award nominated One o’clock Lab Band. In his time off the horn, Daniel works with Musician’s Wellness of North America as an assistant clinician. He also enjoys cooking and gaming.
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Erik Anderson
Erik Anderson currently freelances and is a native of San Antonio, Texas. Aside from maintaining his private lesson studio throughout the city, Erik performs on tenor trombone with Chautauqua Brass and San Antonio Brass Band, bass trombone with John Magaldi’s Primetime Jazz Orchestra, and sackbut with Sonido Barroco San Antonio. He graduated with a Master of Music at Indiana University and received his Bachelor of Music from the University of North Texas. His primary teachers are Carl Lenthe, Vern Kagarice, and Jan Kagarice. Erik is very excited about Chautauqua Brass and bringing their programs to local communities and schools. In his free time, Erik enjoys cooking, skeet & trap shooting, longboarding, and fantasy media.
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