Trumpeter Eric “Benny” Bloom will join Paul Donovan on Evening Jazz

Join host Paul Donovan on Tuesday, October 8 at 5:30 p.m. as he talks with trumpeter Eric “Benny” Bloom.”

Originally from Bristol, RI, Eric Benny Bloom has become one of the most diverse trumpet players in the country. Bloom attended William Paterson University(1999), New England Conservatory of Music(2001), and City College of New York(2004). Throughout his professional career, Eric has toured in the US, Canada, Europe, Australia, and Asia with various artists. He has also appeared on many TV shows, including the Craig Ferguson Show, the Carson Daly Show, the Jimmy Kimmel Show, the Today Show, the David Letterman Show, and the Conan O’Brien Show.

Some of the artists Bloom has played & recorded with are Redman, Method Man, Chad Hugo, Schoolboy Q, RZA, Dr. John, Pharohe Monch, Meshell Ndegeocello, Talib Kweli, Questlove, Mark Whitfield, Ledisi, Solange Knowles, David Hidalgo, Thievery Corporation, Booker T, Maceo Parker, Jimmy Herring, Christian McBride, Lonnie Smith, Karl Denson, Butch Trucks, Taj Mahal, Galactic, Avishai Cohen, Bill Evans, Bernie Worrell, Fred Wesley, Alan Bernstein, John Medeski, Charles Bradley, Billy Martin, Slightly Stoopid, Doyle Bramhall II, Chaka Kahn, James Gadson, Willie Weeks, Jon Cleary, Gary Clark Jr., Jeff Bradshaw, Bob Weir, John Scofield, Bill Kreutzman, G. Love, Ben Folds, Aaron Neville, Beats Antique, The Meters, Kool & the Gang, Preservation Hall, Bonobo, Rikki Lee Jones and several others.

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