Gordon Au
Gordon Au – trumpeter, composer, educator, bandleader, writer
Called “comfortable in any idiom and fearless” by music writer Michael Steinman, Gordon draws upon a palette ranging from the traditional jazz of Louis Armstrong to the modern jazz of today. In New York, Gordon leads the Grand St. Stompers, a traditional jazz and swing band called “a pillar of New York’s hot jazz scene” by The New York Times, as well as the Red Pavilion Jazz Band, which performs vintage Chinese jazz on Fridays at their eponymous venue. He has performed his project ‘Tribute to Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars’ to great acclaim at dance events including Lindy Focus and Lazy River in Vienna. Gordon also appears with Dandy Wellington, Tamar Korn, the Grammy-winning Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks, the Louis Armstrong Eternity Band at Birdland, Rob Garcia’s Bright Idea, the Jackie West Quartet, Terry Waldo, and as the occasional co-host of the Mona’s Hot Five trad jazz jam session. He is in demand around the globe as a touring musician (David Bromberg Big Band, The Hot Sardines, Lizzy & The Triggermen), soloist (International Trumpet Guild), festival guest artist (Redwood Coast Music Festival, Monterey Jazz Bash By the Bay), swing musician (Lindy Focus, DC Lindy Exchange, Vienna’s Lazy River), arranger (Terence Blanchard, Dandy Wellington, Lizzy & The Triggermen), and clinician and educator (Jazz at Lincoln Center). Gordon is a graduate of the renowned Monk Institute and Berklee College of Music.
