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You can hear it as well.” when he plays his trumpet, whether Once he set aside his dream of it’s jazz, pop, traditional Italian or becoming a doctor and aimed to be classical. The tone is warm, slightly a professional musician, his father sweet, and the mix of skill and pas- ensured young Di Lauro would get sion is immediately evident. the best possible training. I first saw him perform as the lead “At Champlain College, I trumpet with the Vic Vogel Big Band studied social sciences and took in 1980; he has impressed fans and private trumpet lessons with fellow musicians alike, and gone Barbara Maxedon Hunter at the on to become the first-call trumpet Conservatoire, considered among player in and around this city. He the best in the world. He switched also has made his mark as a peda- to the joint program with McGill at gogue at Université de Montréal and Marianopolis College, focusing on McGill. classical, earning a master’s degree In recognition of Di Lauro’s contri- in wind band conducting. bution as leader and band member “Jazz was just something I took an in countless groups, the Montreal interest in at home—I listened to International Jazz Festival named everything but classical at home. My him this year’s winner of its coveted father was a big Harry James fan, Al Oscar Peterson Award for outstand- Hirt was one of my idols. I listened ing contributions to jazz in Canada to Chuck Mangione.” and the quality of his art. Di Lauro’s online bio says he picked And on July 5, he leads a quintet up techniques from the trumpet and in a program based on the music flugelhorn greats: Freddie Hubbard of Miles Davis’s Kind of Blue, the for vocabulary, Al Hirt for sound groundbreaking 1959 Columbia re- and phrasing, and Canadian Guido cording and best-selling jazz record- Basso for passion and style. Photo: Barbara Moser ing of all time. Still popular, it has “My father was not a fan of bebop Ron Di Lauro this year’s winner of the Jazz Fest’s coveted Oscar Peterson Award. been hugely influential on jazz and and Charlie Parker. He warned me music in general. not to play that music because these Di Lauro’s father, Migo, would have guys were ‘all on drugs’ when they been proud, but not that surprised. played that music,” Di Lauro said He played the trumpet, banjo and with a chuckle. mandolin and taught young Ron to Di Lauro told of his own battle with play by ear before he could read notes. substance abuse. “I had my demons “He taught me how to play a few for a while, and I’m 15½ years sober, Italian songs on mandolin—left- and all these wonderful things are handed, so I played the instrument happening in my life with sobriety. upside down,” Di Lauro recalled in a I want people to know that there’s a recent interview. way out.” The family first in Ville Émard, then Di Lauro got his first degree in Montreal North, where Di Lauro classical trumpet at McGill’s School picked up the bugle at Pius IX High of Music, but came second in School to play the Habanera aria in its auditions for the first trumpet chair production of Bizet’s Carmen. in the Quebec Symphony Orchestra. “My father taught me the basics Continued on page 4 Excelsior Ask about our rental incentives! 3½ , 4 ½ , 5 ½ • Luxurious • Contemporary design • Floor to ceiling windows • Hardwood and ceramic floors • Luxury spa, sauna and fitness center • 24hr doorman • Five appliances included 5775 Cavendish Blvd., Côte St-Luc 1-877-289-5951 www.realstar.ca www.theseniortimes.com June 2014 THE SENIOR TIMES 3 24 hours “No critic or musicologist is above music” Continued from page 3 phones), Michel Donato (bass), Pierre Leduc Weather permitting “I had some chop problems, so I had to take a (piano), Richard Provençal (drums). Airport reservations guaranteed couple of years to reset my chops. That’s when I “I found sheet music that was a transcription of Special Attention to the Elderly developed a real interest in playing jazz.” the entire album. We sight-read through the en- Pick-Up & Delivery And the timing was good, coinciding with tire transcription so we would get an exact repre- [email protected] www.atlastaxi.qc.ca the jazz revival and start of the Montreal Jazz sentation of the album, of course doing our own Festival in 1980, when Di Lauro played with the soloing.” Vogel band. He first started with Vogel during the Should jazz be new and spontaneous or is there 1979 Offenbach tour. room for repertoire? DeluXe He rejected his father’s counsel and “really “No critic or musicologist has the right to be Bus Tours developed an affinity for Miles, the sensitiveness above music and say what is right or wrong about he had in his chops, and with the Harmon mute music. n Plattsburgh, N.Y. Sat. June 14 [that alters the trumpet’s sound].” Great shopping Which brings us to the project he’ll be leading n Rideau Carleton Raceway/Slots, on the festival’s last night with his reprise of Kind “I had some chop problems, Ottawa, Ont. Bus $25 of Blue—the modal jazz album that has sold more so I had to take a couple of years Sat. June 14. and every second Saturday than 2 million units. Bonus $15. Food coupon $5. Bingo coupon $5. It is also prominent on most top 10 and desert- to reset my chops.” n Burlington, Vt. Sat. July 5 island lists. Shop at Macy’s, Price Chopper, Mega Walmart Di Lauro has played with a huge list of jazz and & much more. Visit Farmers Market. pop stars: With Vogel’s band, he played alongside “I’ll play new, free, creative music any day, but n Lake George, N.Y. Sat. July 19, $49 trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie and Freddie Hubbard, I’ll also play the old standards any day as well, be- Visit Village, factory outlets, boat ride extra. saxophonists Zoot Simms and Phil Woods, and cause I love to play. Tony Bennett. As a sideman, he gigged, among “We have an exact routing, but our soloing is n Kingston, Ont. Sat. July 26, $79 others, with guitarist John Scofield, Aretha Frank- spontaneous, while respecting the chord changes. 3 hour lunch boat ride with live entertainment. lin—“this will be the sixth time with Aretha”— I’ll come out and play as Ron Di Lauro, but at the Visit Springer Market Square.