Trumpeter, band leader, music educator and storyteller extraordinaire, Scotty Barnhardt, pt. 2

<p>Scotty Barnhardt rejoins the Feeding the Starving Artist podcast! <strong>William &quot;Scotty&quot; Barnhart</strong> is an American jazz trumpeter. A three-time Grammy winner, he hasplayed since 1993 as a featured soloist with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Basie_Orchestra">CountBasie Orchestra</a>. </p><p>In September 2013, Barnhart was announced asthe new director of the Basie Orchestra.  He has multiple recordings with pianist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Roberts">Marcus Roberts</a>, as well as recordings with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Bennett">Tony Bennett</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Krall">DianaKrall</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Charles">Ray Charles</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tito_Puente">Tito Puente</a>. </p><p>A solo CD, released with Unity Music, is titled <em>Say It Plain</em> and features <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Terry">Clark Terry</a>, Ellis, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wynton_Marsalis">Wynton Marsalis</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Roberts">Marcus Roberts</a>, Jamie Davis and Etienne Charles; it achieved number 3 on the JazzCharts. </p><p>Also active as an educator and clinician, he is author of <em>The World of Jazz Trumpet - A Comprehensive History and Practical Philosophy</em> (published by Hal Leonard). He is a professor in the College of Music at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_State_University">Florida State University</a>.</p><p>Scotty was born in Atlanta, Georgia and was amember of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church where he was christened by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr.">Martin Luther King Jr.</a> </p><p> </p><p></p>