1 Jorge Machain Trumpet Player/Composer and Arranger/Music Engineer
Email: [email protected] Website: jorgemachain.com Henderson, NV
Education
Master of Jazz Composition May 2020 University of Nevada, Las Vegas Studied with: Nathan Tanouye Selected as Outstanding Graduate 2020
Bachelor of Jazz Composition May 2018 University of Nevada, Las Vegas Studied with: Alex Clements, Virko Baley, Nathan Tanouye
Performance Experience
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Wind Orchestra August 2011 – Present • Played as a trumpet section member and leader under the direction of Thomas Leslie • Recorded on 5 CD’s through the Klavier label o Quaternity (2019) § Bite the Bullet o 24K Gould (2018) o The Return (2017) o Ventanas (2014) o Lost Vegas (2013) • Traveled with the ensemble to play as invited guests at the 2016 La Croix-Valmer Music Festival in La Croix-Valmer France
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Jazz Ensemble I August 2012 – May 2020 • Composed and arranged charts • Performed as a jazz soloist • Competed in the NEXT GENERATION Monterey Jazz competition 6 consecutive times: o 3rd place in 2018 o 1st place in 2017 o 3rd place in 2016 o 2nd place in 2015 o 3rd place in 2014 o 2nd place in 2013 • Performed in the 61st Annual Monterey Jazz Festival • Winners of the 36th Annual Students Music Downbeat Award o Best Performance
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• Recorded 5 CDs o 2 CDs were names after my compositions § Smoke in Mirrors (2014) § Characters (2013)
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Latin Jazz Ensemble August 2012 - 2014 • 36th Annual Downbeat Award winner (2013)
Super Summer Theater Company July 2016 – July 2018 • Pirates of Penzance (2018) • Wedding Singer (2017) • The Mystery of Edwin Drood (October 2016) • Memphis (2016)
Nevada Company Theater April 2019, April 2017, • Played Principal Trumpet April 2016 o Legally Blonde (2nd trumpet) o Kiss Me Kate (April 2016) o Peter Pan (April 2016)
Steve Wynn’s “Showstoppers”, Las Vegas, NV September – October 2014 • Played 2nd and 3rd book as a substitute trumpet player
Georgia on My Mind: Music of Ray Charles, Las Vegas, NV Fall 2014, Fall 2017 • Played 4th trumpet as a section player • Arranged America for choir and big band featuring Take 6
Zombie Burlesque, Las Vegas, NV Summer 2016 • Substitute trumpet player
Trumpeters Alliance to Perform Patriotic Services (T.A.P.P.S.) November 2015 - Present • Bugler for military funerals
Related Work Experience
Part-Time Private Jazz Composition Instructor Fall 2020 - Present • University of Nevada Las Vegas
Staff Copyist/Audio and Video Engineer Fall 2020 - Present • University of Nevada Las Vegas
Jazz Faculty Fall 2020 - Present • Nevada School of the Arts
Private Trumpet Instructor Summer 2017 - Present • Maintains a studio of students from middle school to high school
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Classical Composition and Arranging
Immutable Spirit! Fall 2020 • Commissioned by Phillip Haines For Mannion Middle School Band
Adelante Summer 2020 • Original composition for trombone and piano Commissioned by Joseph Alessi, Principal Trombone of NY Philharmonic
The Espresso Express (Drum set Concerto) Fall 2019 • Commissioned by Thomas Leslie For UNLV Wind Orchestra featuring Bernie Dresel
Guiding Light Summer 2019 • Commissioned by Brian Downey For Las Vegas Academy Wind Orchestra and Choir • Fall 2019 wind orchestra transcription completed
Rushing Dragons Spring 2019 • Written for young band
Bite the Bullet Fall 2018 • Commissioned by Thomas Leslie For UNLV Wind Orchestra • 2021 Featured in “Teaching Music through Performance in Band Volume 12” • 2019-2020 Winner of the American Prize (Student Division) • 2019 Morton Gould Young Composer Competition Finalist • 2018 National Band Association Revelli Competition Finalist
Happy Birthday Fall 2017 • Commissioned by Thomas Leslie for wind orchestra
Christmas Time is Here November 2017 • Arrangement for Brass Quintet; Commissioned by the Twin Peaks Brass
Fanfare for a Journey June 2017 • Original Composition for brass quintet; Commissioned by the Twin Peaks Brass
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Jazz Composition and Arranging
C-Jam Blues • Arrangement for big band Spring 2020
Bella’s Lullaby Fall 2019 • Original Composition for big band Featuring flugelhorn
I Hear a Rhapsody Spring 2019 • Arrangement for jazz combo. • 2019 Outstanding Arrangement DownBeat Award
Por Ahora (For Now) Spring 2018 • Original Composition for big band • National Band Association Young Jazz Composers Winner (2019)
Phat Phunk Spring 2018 • Original Composition Written for the Santa Fe Fat City Horns section
Check Up Fall 2018 • Original Composition for big band featuring Baritone Saxophone • Commissioned by Adam Schroeder
Some Other Time Fall 2017 • Arrangement; Commissioned by Uli Geissendoefer For big band and orchestra featuring vocals
Fascinating Rhythm Fall 2017 • Big band • 2018 Outstanding Arrangement DownBeat Award
Hello World Fall 2017 • Big band and orchestra featuring trombone
Someday My Prince Will Come Spring 2017 • Big band, featuring flugelhorn
Prince Tribute Show June 2016 • Arranger • Performed at the Smith Center Cabaret room
Peter and the Wolf Fall 2015 • Arranged for big band with narrator 5
Blue Skies Spring 2015 • Commissioned by Tezz Yancey for big band with vocalist
Smoke in Mirrors Spring 2014 • Original Composition; Big band and orchestra
Characters Suite Fall 2013 • Original composition; Performed at the NEXT GENERATION Monterey Jazz Competition (2013)
Composition Awards and Recognitions
• American Prize Semi-Finalist in Composition (2020-20201) (Student Division) • American Prize Winner in Composition (2019-2020) (Student Division) • National Band Young Composer Composition Contest Winner (2019) • 43rd DownBeat Student Music Award – Winner Small Arrangement • 42nd DownBeat Student Music Award – Outstanding Arrangement Small Ensemble • 41st DownBeat Student Music Award – Outstanding Arrangement Large Ensemble • Morton Gould Young Composer Competition Finalist (2019) • National Band Association Revelli Competition Finalist (2018)