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Tim Ouimette

Never give up!

About Me

Tim has played trumpet for The Count Basie Orchestra, Keith Richard, Ray Charles, Ute Lemper, They Might Be Gants, Judy Collins, Blood, Sweat and Tears, Cab Calloway Orchestra, Machito, Ray Barretto, Mario Bauza, Chico O'Farill, The 4 Tops, The Temptations and the National Tour of "Fosse" and can be heard on the soundtrack of the movie "Ray". Currently he is a composer for TV including "Passions" on NBC as well as many shows on cable as well as being busy playing and orchestrating on the jingle scene. Also busy as an arranger and producer, he is working on multiple projects including a Big Band CD with Mike Clark (Herbie Hancock) and Jeff Andrews (Steps, the Breckers); Swamp Gumbo an New Orleans style band with some of the best musicians in NYC; and an album of jazz standards featuring his wife, Kati Mac. Get this FREE MySpace layout and more at MySpaceOrYours.net

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/1/2007
Band Website: soundqs.com/
Influences: Life: Daisaku Ikeda and all of my friends in the SGI, my lovely wife Kati Mac. Trumpet: Don Joseph, Jimmy Maxwell, Johnny Coles, Victor Paz, Randy Brecker, Marcus Belgrave, Jon Faddis, Jack Sheldon, Al Porcino, Oscar Brashear, Herman Autry, Kenny Wheeler, Chocolate, Miles, Chet, Freddie, Conte Candoli, Sweets, Diz, Roy, Clark Terry, Louis Armstrong and anyone on a bandstand that I take away some inspiration.Arrangers: Gil Evans, Duke, Oliver Nelson, Ernie Wilkins, Quincy Jones, Don Sebesky, Alf Clausen, Johnny Mandel, Marty Paitch, Ralph Burns, David Matthews, Ray Charles, Vince Mendoza, Slide Hampton, Sammy Nestico.
Sounds Like: Henry Busse, Wingy Manone, most of the greats of the contra bassoon!
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None