Summit Records
| Summit Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1988 |
| Founder | David Hickman, Ralph Sauer |
| Distributor(s) | North American distribution by Allegro Media Group of Portland, Oregon |
| Genre | Jazz, classical, world, children's, folk, contemporary, comedy |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Official website |
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Summit Records, Inc. is an internationally distributed record label that evolved out of the dynamic large brass ensemble Summit Brass in the late 1980s. It was established by a group led by officers and Summit Brass musicians David Hickman and Ralph Sauer.
Four Summit Records recordings have been nominated for the Grammy Awards, including "The Manhattan Transfer Meets Tubby the Tuba" in the "Best Children's Album" category, the Chicago Chamber Musicians were finalists in the "Best Chamber Music Performance" category, Pete McGuinness in the "Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist" for his arrangement of "Smile", and The University of Miami Concert Jazz Bands' recording of "Three Romances" in the category of "Best Instrumental Composition".
Summit developed the OrchestraPro Series to teach orchestral excerpts by professional musicians; a sort-of take home private lesson. They also have a subsidiary, SummitKids, a line that produces educational and other recordings geared toward children.
In 2006 Summit Records took over distributorship of MAMA Records, which was founded in 1990 by Gene Czerwinski. It has won three Grammy Awards including Count Basie Orchestra, Bob Florence, and Randy Brecker.
List of Summit Records or MAMA Records artists and groups on Wikipedia
- Sylvan Street
- Lily Afshar
- Joseph Alessi
- American Brass Quintet
- Bill Anschell
- Daniel Asia
- Atlantic Brass Quintet
- Michael Conway Baker
- Count Basie Orchestra
- Jeanne Baxtresser
- Gene Bertoncini
- Tom Brantley
- Randy Brecker
- Calliope
- Carolina Brass
- Kevin Clark
- Kevin Cobb
- Larry Combs
- Jack Cooper
- Dixieland Ramblers
- Dorian Wind Quintet
- Duo46
- Eastman Wind Ensemble
- Extension Ensemble
- Tim Eyermann
- Philip Farkas
- Bob Florence
- David Friesen
- Mark Hetzler
- David Hickman
- Arnold Jacobs
- Jazz Orchestra of the Delta
- Stan Kenton Alumni Band
- Jerry Kirkbride
- Ted Kooshian
- Mark Lawrence
- Ronald Leonard
- Dave Liebman
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Matthias Lupri
- John Mack
- Dave MacKay
- Matrix
- Bob McChesney
- Rafael Méndez
- Fred Mills
- Vaughn Nark
- New West Guitar Group
- Gene Pokorny
- River City Brass Band
- Ralph Sauer
- Carl Saunders
- Bobby Shew
- Phil Smith
- Clark Terry
- Mike Vax
- Robert Vernon
- Allen Vizzutti
- George Walker (composer)
- B.J. Ward
- Harry Watters
- Ken Watters
- Jiggs Whigham
- Anthony Wilson
- Gerald Wilson
- Michele Zukovsky
- The Memphis Jazz Box
External links
- Official website
- AllAboutJazz.com interview
- Allegro Media Group