Henry Spencer
Henry Spencer
Genres: trumpet, jazz, composer, instrumental, horn
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About Henry Spencer
There is more than one artist with this name, including: 1) Henry Spencer (born in Wiltshire on 12 June 1990) is a British jazz trumpeter and composer; 2) Henry Spencer (born in Münster on 1 July 1959) is a German musician active in the 1980s who was also a member of Die Mysteriösen. 1) Henry Spencer (born in Wiltshire on 12 June 1990) is a British jazz trumpeter and composer. He tours as the quartet Henry Spencer & Juncture. In 2008 Spencer gained a place on the four-year BA jazz course at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. After moving to London that same year, he took part in masterclasses with musicians such as Dave Liebman, John Scofield , Randy Brecker, Joshua Redman, and Christian McBride . He has also been taught by Nick Smart, Robbie Robson, Trevor Tomkins, Scott Stroman, Martin Hathaway, Carlos Lopez-Real, Malcolm Edmonstone, Noel Langley, and Gerard Presencer. Independent of his work as a student at the conservatory, Spencer began working as a freelance jazz musician in a variety of ensembles and projects. He was a member of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, and also worked with George Porter Jr ( The Meters ), Julian Joseph Jason Rebello , Stan Sulzmann, Marvin Stamm, The Outlanders , Henry Lowther, Anthony Strong, The Zealots, Jon Desbruslais Quintet, Hot Air, Sibilla, Crowd Company, Monophonics, Ollie Howell, The London Salsa All Stars, the London City Big Band, and the London Jazz Orchestra. Spencer soon formed his own quintet, Henry Spencer & Juncture , with whom he performed his compositions. At his first public performance at the Marlborough Jazz Festival in 2011, he and Juncture won the Best Newcomer Award. He received the Emerging Excellence Award from Help Musicians UK in 2014. His debut album The Reasons Don't Change was released on Whirlwind Recordings in 2017. In 2023, his album The Defector was released on AMP Music & Records. 2) Henry Spencer (born in Münster on 1 July 1959) is a electro German musician active in the 1980s who was also a member of Die Mysteriösen. He released "Ohne Gnade" in 1982.
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