Jackson Rice is a trumpet player, producer and composer from the great Northwest.
He has been playing trumpet for over 40 years. Success came early as he has played amazing venues such as Carnegie Hall and Royal Albert hall as well as a full European tour at the age of 19. A child prodigy and a classically trained musician at first then later into jazz where he found his passion for composition.
Working for nearly 20 years behind the scenes he has recorded, mastered, produced or performed on over 2000 recordings. Now a major artist in his own right, performing worldwide, selling his first solo CD release "The Firefly", he has found a form of creative expression that begins in contemporary jazz and expands beyond the limits of any single genre. With The Firefly he has thoroughly established himself as one of the important, innovative trumpet players of the contemporary music world.
Sounds Like: Chris Botti, Rick Braun