Trey
Henry can't make up his mind. His resume presents
itself as a variety pack of musical styles and
influences. He's played with some of the finest
large ensembles in the world, including the Los
Angeles Philharmonic, The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra,
Bill Holman, The Bob Florence Limited Edition,
and The Gerald Wilson Orchestra. He's appeared
on many Live TV shows including The Academy Awards,
The Emmy Awards, American Idol and Dancing With
The Stars. The list of artists that he has performed
and recorded with, however, is the best indication
of an ever changing and wide ranging musical journey.
From Henry Mancini to Johnny Cash, Linda Ronstadt
to Quincy Jones, Ray Charles to Maynard Ferguson
and Natalie Cole to Michel Legrand, Trey has had
ample opportunity to travel the musical globe.
He appears on nearly 200 CDs, countless jingles
and dozens of TV shows and motion pictures.
Trey
first played with Christian Jacob and Ray Brinker
while touring with Maynard Ferguson, and immediately
felt the chemistry. Over the years they have been
brought together more and more often, becoming
one of the most respected trios in the Los Angeles
area.
In
1999 Trey began to tour and record with two of
Brazil's greatest jazz artists, Flora Purim and
Airto Moreira. He recorded two CDs with them.
Perpetual Emotion in 2001 and Speak No Evil in
2003.
While
performing with Jack Sheldon (with Jacob and Brinker)
vocalist Tierney Sutton sat in with the band.
It was like a great new flavor had been added
to the mix, and after the gig Trey, Ray, Christian
and Tierney hung around outside the club talking
about when they could all get back together.
Calling
the group the Tierney Sutton Band they went on
to record 8 CDs, six of which for Telarc Records.Their latest recording American Road was released on BFM Jazz. His work with the band resulted in five Grammy nominations.
In
2004 the independent label WilderJazz was created.
The first recording, "Styne & Mine",
was Christian Jacob's tribute to the music of
Jule Styne and he had to have Trey and Ray play
on it. Listed as The Christian Jacob Trio, and
featuring Tierney Sutton on two of the tracks,
Trey Henry once again found himself in an inventive
situation.
With
a love for music and for family, Trey manages
to have it all. Performing with the bands he feels
the most creative in, and spending time with his
wife and two children. |