Tim Hagans

Grammy nominated trumpeter and composer Tim Hagans has performed and recorded with Thad Jones, Ernie Wilkins, Joe Lovano, Bob Belden and Dexter Gordon. For three years he was a member of the Stan Kenton Orchestra and for fifteen years he was artistic director and composer-in-residence for the Norrbotten Big Band, performing with guests including Rufus Reid, Randy Brecker, Peter Erskine, and Dave Liebman. He is the featured soloist on the soundtrack by Howard Shore for the movie The Score, starring Robert DeNiro and Marlon Brando. In 2001 he was the subject of an hour- long documentary made for Swedish television entitled Boogaloo Road). In June 2012 he was awarded an honorary doctorate of music from the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. In 2007 he began performing and composing for the Michele Brangwen Dance Ensemble, a contemporary dance company dedicated to the use of live original music in performance and the integration of musicians into the stage imagery.