Frank Vardaros:  

Life Growing up in Long Island, New York, versatile trumpeter/ flugelhornist Frank Vardaros chose his instrument after hearing a recording of legendary trumpeter Maynard Ferguson. While attending the prestigious Berklee College of Music, he combined screaming lead trumpet and jazz soloing over the backdrop of his jazz funk group Future Reference. In 1993, he came out with his first solo album entitled Funky Talk, which featured all his original compositions. Two years later, FV recorded an album Live at the Regattabar in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1998 FV released the album entitled Oceans of Dreams under the name Frankie V. In 1998, FV toured in the trumpet section with Arturo Sandoval's Hot House Big Band beginning at the Boston Globe Jazz Festival, passing through the Saratoga Jazz Festival, JVC Jazz Festival at Carnegie Hall and eventually making its way to the Newport Jazz Festival. FV serves as the trumpet soloist ...Expand for more