Portrait of Tatum Greenblatt

Artist

Tatum Greenblatt

Recognized by The New York Times as “a trumpeter of versatility and poise”, Tatum Greenblatt is highly regarded as one of New York City’s most in-demand trumpet players across a broad range of styles and genres. Tatum appears frequently with The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, in performances at Rose Hall—including being featured as Guest Soloist for Wynton Marsalis’ 60th Birthday Celebration to open the 2021-'22 Season—touring domestically, and having recorded on ""The 50’s: a Prism"", ""Big Band Holidays Vol 2"", and Ted Nash and Glenn Close’s ""Transformation"". He has also been a member of the Grammy-Award winning Mingus Big Band for over fifteen years, performing regularly in New York, touring internationally, and recording on the Grammy nominated album, ""The Centennial Sessions"". From 2010-16, Tatum toured extensively with the legendary bassist and singer Richard Bona, traveling to over sixty countries across six continents. He has also performed and/or recorded with Blood Sweat & Tears, George Gruntz, Dr. John, Christian McBride’s Big Band, Jimmy Heath, Sachal Vasandani, Helen Sung, Christian Sands, Ulysses Owens, Emmet Cohen, Macklemore, Bastille, Grizzly Bear, Shaina Taub, Orrin Evans, Roy Hargrove’s Big Band, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, among many others. As a bandleader Tatum has released three albums to critical acclaim. His most recent, ""Imprints"", was awarded “Critic’s Pick” by DownBeat Magazine.

Tatum is also active on Broadway, having played on more than twenty productions, including holding the trumpet chair for three years on ""Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.""

In addition to his performance career, Tatum is a dedicated educator. He currently serves on faculty in the Jazz Department at The Juilliard School (where he is also an alum), and performs many roles within the Education Department at Jazz at Lincoln Center, including as Director of the award-winning Jazz at Lincoln Center Youth Orchestra.