This Week's Meeting
February 3:
Host: Tim Westermeyer
Speaker: Charles Lazarus
Bring a guest! Charles Lazarus, best known in the Twin Cities as a trumpet player and frequent soloist with the Minnesota Orchestra, will be speaking, displaying a range of horns, and even playing for us this Wednesday.
He is known internationally for his distinctive blend of lounge/exotica and funk fired jazz. The trumpeter/composer’s eclectic career has been met with acclaim from critics worldwide. Lazarus made his main stage Carnegie Hall solo debut with the New York String Orchestra at the age of 19 while still a student at The Juilliard School in New York. He has been a member of the Dallas Brass, Meridian Arts Ensemble, Canadian Brass, and currently the Minnesota Orchestra. He has been on the trumpet faculties of Princeton University and St. Olaf College, and has performed and taught master classes in every US state, Canada, South America and throughout Europe and Asia.