Randy Brecker in New York

Randy Brecker is an American trumpeter and composer, born in Philadelphia in 1945, whose work spans hard bop, jazz-funk and fusion. He co-led the Brecker Brothers with his brother, saxophonist Michael Brecker, recording albums including Heavy Metal Be-Bop, Straphangin’ and Out of the Loop; his solo catalogue includes Into the Sun. The Brecker Brothers toured through the 1970s and early 1980s, bringing their horn-led fusion to jazz clubs, theatres and festivals. Randy Brecker and Michael Brecker revived the group in the 1990s for further concerts and recordings, and later performed Some Skunk Funk with the WDR Big Band at the Leverkusener Jazztage.