Ryan Kisor was born April 12th, 1973 in Sioux City, Iowa. He
began playing in a local dance band by the age of ten, began classical lessons
at 12, met and was inspired by Clark Terry at 15 (while attending the latter's
summer jazz camp) and played with various high school all-star bands. In
November of 1990 he won the Thelonius Monk Institute's trumpet competition at
the age of just 17, beating out the likes of Nicholas Payton and Marcus
Printup. After graduating from high school in 1991, he went to the Manhattan
School of Music and later studied with Lew Soloff among others. He has recorded
fairly extensively both as a leader and sideman and with small and large
groups. Among the highlights; the Mingus Big Band (which still plays every
thursday night at "The Fez" under Time Cafe in NYC's east village), the Michel
Camilo Big Band (which although only existed for the purpose of recording the
album, "One More Once," was arguably one of the best latin big bands recorded
in recent memory), the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Gerry Mulligan, Wynton
Marsalis, Wycliffe Gordon, Horace Silver, and Walter Blanding. Kisor just
celebrated his 30th birthday, so the best is likely yet to come.
Soulmates - Mike LeDonne Sextet, Criss Cross Jazz 1074 CD
Stick To The Kick - Melvin Rhyne Quintet, Criss Cross Jazz 1137 CD
Battle Cry - Ryan Kisor Quartet, Criss Cross Jazz 1145 CD
Watch What You're Doing - Herlin Riley Quintet, Criss Cross Jazz 1179 CD
Point Of Arrival - Ryan Kisor Quartet, Criss Cross Jazz 1180 CD
The Olive Tree - Walter Blanding Quintet, Criss Cross Jazz 1186 CD
Power Source - Ryan Kisor Quartet, Criss Cross Jazz 1196 CD
What You Dealin' With - Wycliffe Gordon Quintet, Criss Cross Jazz 1212 CD
The Dream - Ryan Kisor Quartet, Criss Cross Jazz 1215 CD
Deconstructed - Steve Swallow, ECM 3209
Kisor - Ryan Kisor Quartet, VideoArts VACM-1149
The Usual Suspects - Ryan Kisor Quartet, Fable 54267
My Favorite Colors - Junko Moriya, NINETY-ONE CRCJ-9141
N.Y. Cats - Ronnie Cuber, STEEPLE CHASE SCS-1394, SCCD-31394
The Sidewinder - Ryan Kisor Quartet, VideoArts
One On One - Ryan Kisor Quartet
Live In Time - Mingus Big Band, DREYFUS FDM36583-2
Que Viva Mingus - Mingus Big Band, DREYFUS FDM36593-2
Gunslinging Birds - Mingus Big Band, DREYFUS FDM 36575-2
Nostalgia In Time Square - Mingus Big Band 93 DREYFUS FDM36559-2
Secret Story - Pat Metheny, Geffen Records
The Line Forms Here - Dick Katz, Reservoir
Soul Journey - Michael Weiss, Sintra
Textures - Jim Hall, Telarc
Sweet Release & Ghost Story - Wynton Marsalis, Sony Classical
Jazz...Has...A Sense Of Humor - Horace Silver, Impulse
The Returns Man - Craig Wuepper, Double-Time Records DTRCD-178
The Art Of Gerry Mulligan: The Final Recordings - Gerry Mulligan, Telarc
Jump Start & Jazz: Two Ballets By Wynton Marsalis - Wynton Marsalis, Columbia
I Like Jazz Two! - Various Artists, Columbia 074645729527
Equinox, Partners In Time
Sound Roots - Andy McKaye and NEXT, Mapleshade Records
Hey Duke! - David Matthews & the Manhattan Jazz Orchestra, Milestone MCD-9320-2
Bach 2000 - David Matthews & the Manhattan Jazz Orchestra, Milestone MCD-9312-2