By Samantha Rojas

Trumpeter, musical director and educator, this Grammy® Award recipient brings an unparalleled depth and breadth of experience to his teaching as well as his music. An honored graduate of two of the jazz world’s most distinguished academies, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers and the Horace Silver Quintet, Lynch also received wide acclaim during his long tenures with Latin jazz legend Eddie Palmieri and jazz master Phil Woods. With over 20 critically acclaimed CDs featuring his distinctive composing and arranging, Lynch continues to tour the world with various ensembles, a reflection of the wide sweep of his music.