Bill
Allred's Classic Jazz Band Bios
Terry Myers
Terry
Myers -
Reeds
Born
in
Richland, Iowa and receiving his B.S. from Drake University
and his M.S. from the University of Missouri, Terry Myers
has been quite active in the jazz music scene. He has played
in numerous jazz festivals, including North
Sea (Holland), Cork (Ireland), Birmingham (England), Copenhagen
(Denmark), Sacramento,
Sun Valley, Clearwater, Jacksonville, Maui, Redding (California),
High Mountain (Oregon), Helena (Montana), Medford (Oregon),
Sun Fest (West Palm Beach), Gainsville, Indianapolis, Elkhart
(Indiana), Milwaukee, Bern (Switzerland), Central Illinois,
Bix Festival (Iowa) and the Hong Kong Arts Festival.
Terry's
dynamic career has enabled him to appear with such talented
players as Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (Buddy
Morrow), Bob Haggert,
Milt Hinton, Butch Miles, Warren Vache', Kenny
Davern, Marty Grosz, Major Holly, Mousey Alexander, Flip
Phillips, Walt Lavinsky, Bill Allred, John Allred, Dick
Oatts, Billy Butterfield, Wild Bill Davison, Don Lamond,
Louie Bellson, Chubby Jackson, Duffy Jackson, Rosemary
Clooney, Eddiie Higgins, Bobby Rosengarten, Jane Jarvis,
Johnny Mince, Jeery Jerome, Phil Flanigan, Randy Sanke,
Howard Alden, Marty Napolion, Larry Elgart, Vince Giordano,
Ed Polcer, Ira Sullivan, Nathan Page, Bobby Shew and others.
Terry
is now living in Maitland Florida where he freelances
in the Central Florida region.
Recently, Terry did performances with Bob Hope, the Temptations,
Tommy Tune, Ray Charles, Regis Philbin and Kathy Lee Gifford,
and Wayne Newton.
Appearing
in numerous festivals with Bill Allred's Classic Jazz
Band, Terry also spent the summer with Buddy Morrow's
Tommy Dorsey Band (playing the S.S. Norway's Big Band
Cruise
with
that band as well). Also, now leading his own big band,
Terry has had feature dates with a sixteen piece
unit at
Busch
Gardens
and Cypress Gardens. He is also contracting
for the Les Elgart and Billy May Orchestras as well as
appearing recently with the Florida Symphony in a tribute
to Harry
James.
Terry's
hobbies are
golf, softball, and generally being a sports nut (read:
couch potato!) Terry has recorded his first CD for MILESTONE.
This is
a straight ahead project featuring his tenor with Dr. Lonnie
Smith on the Hammond B-3 organ, Nathan Page on guitar and
Duffy Jackson on drums.
For inquiries contact:
Terry Myers
1225 Thunder Trail
Maitland, Fl 32751
(407) 331-0626
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