Trumpet
Al Naylor, M.M
Al Naylor has been a member of the Coe College faculty since 2007. He served as a band director and trumpet instructor in the Linn-Mar (Marion, IA) school district from 1981 to 2007. He holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Music Education from the University of Northern Iowa. Mr. Naylor is a past president of the Iowa Chapter of the International Association of Jazz Educators. Mr. Naylor is the director of the I-380 Express, a professional big band which is featured on the Variety Club Telethon each spring on the Cedar Rapids television station, KCRG-TV. He is a member of the popular group Orquesta Alto Maiz and the blues/retro-swing band, the Moe Band.
Mr. Naylor has performed professionally in a wide variety of settings including the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra, the Barnum and Bailey Circus, and for such touring Broadway shows as Chorus Line and South Pacific. For five years, Naylor was on the road performing with horn rock bands, one of which, The Pages, was inducted into the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He has played with many dance and swing bands including the Glenn Miller Orchestra and the Nelson Riddle Orchestra. He was principal trumpet for the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band for 10 years. Mr. Naylor has studied with Keith Johnson, Randy Grabowski, Arnold Jacobs and Tom Lisenbee. He has also performed with many great jazz artists including Clark Terry, Sonny Stitt, Dick Oatts, Paul McKee, Bill Frisell, Ray Anderson, Conrad Herwig, and Steve Turre. As a composer and arranger, Naylor's works have been performed by the Cedar Rapids Symphony, the I-380 Express, and his own middle school and high school groups.
office phone: 399-8521 (messages only)
Favorite e-mail: alnaylor@mchsi.com
