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Joe Leaves Canadian Brass (September 2009)

Dear Friends, Fans and Colleagues:

After over seven years as a full-time member of Canadian Brass, I am moving on in my career! I leave with so many fond memories and wonderful experiences, and am very proud of my time spent with the Brass and my contributions to their incredible legacy. I am especially appreciative to have had the privilege of sharing the stage with Chuck, Gene, Jeff and my other esteemed colleagues, and am honored to hold the third-longest tenure on trumpet after my childhood heroes Ronald Romm and Fred Mills! I am excited for the Brass' audiences as they will continue to delight in the talent and virtuosity of Brandon Ridenour (joined by Chris Coletti), who will continue and further evolve the Brass' fantastic trumpet tradition. And I happily remain a part of the Canadian Brass family, and as always a cheering fan as well!

I am now focusing on my New-York based crossover group BurgstallerMartignon4 (BM4) and my teaching studio at the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. This summer, the BM4 had a breakout success with our first recording "Mozart's Blue Dreams and Other Crossover Fantasies" as it leapt onto the top - 50 on the Jazz Radio charts in it's very first week and received rave reviews! At Peabody, my colleague Edward Hoffman and I have built a one-of-a-kind trumpet studio that we believe truly and thoroughly prepares our students for the modern music world. I'll also continue to teach chamber music and my special eight-part series of performance classes

I wish all of you my very best with a very big hug,
Joe Burgstaller


"Mozart's Blue Dreams" in rotation on over 100 radio Stations (August 2009)

"Mozart's Blue Dreams" continues to tear up the radio waves nationwide as it is in regular rotation on over 100 radio stations! Here's the list... Make sure to support your local classical and jazz radio stations!

WJAB Huntsville AL
KJZZ Mesa AZ
KUAZ Tucson AZ
KZYX Boonville CA
KRML-AM Carmel CA
KVPR Fresno CA
KSDS San Diego CA
KSJS San Jose CA
KCBX San Luis Obispo CA
KUSP Santa Cruz CA
KCRW Santa Monica CA
KRCB Santa Rosa CA
KSVY Sonoma CA
KCLU Thousand Oaks CA
KUVO Denver CO
KRFC Ft. Collins CO
KUNC Ft. Collins CO
KSUT Ignasio CO
KVNF Paonia CO
WECS Willimantic CT
WWUH W. Hartford CT
WPFW Washington, DC
WXEL Boynton Beach FL
WUFT Gainesville FL
WDNA Miami FL
WUCF Orlando FL
WUWF Pensacola FL
WUSF Tampa, FL
WCLK Atlanta GA
WRFG Atlanta GA
WHCJ Savannah GA
KCCK Cedar Rapids IA
WVPE Elkhart IN
WICR Indianapolis IN
WFYI Indianapolis IN
KMUW Wichita KS
WFPK Louisville KY
WBRH Baton Rouge LA
KLSU Baton Rouge LA
WTUL New Orleans LA
WWOZ New Orleans LA
WMUA Amherst MA
WFCR Amherst MA
WMBR Cambridge MA
WTCC Springfield MA
WICN Worchester MA
WYPR Baltimore MD
WEAA Baltimore MD
WERU Searsmont ME
WDET Detroit MI
WKAR E. Lansing MI
WGVU Grand Rapids MI
WCMU/WUCX Mt. Pleasant MI
WNMC Traverse City MI
WBLV Twin Lake MI
WEMU Ypsilanti MI
KBEM Minneapolis, MN
WFSS Fayetteville NC
WTEB Greenville NC
WNNC Newton NC
WSHA Raleigh NC
WFDD Winston-Salem NC
KUNM Albuqueque NM
KSFR Sante Fe NM
KTAO Taos NM
KUNV Las Vegas NV
WCDB Albany NY
WBAI New York NY
WGMC N. Greece NY
WITR Rochester NY
WAER Syracuse NY
WBGU Bowling Green OH
WCLV Cleveland OH
WCPN Cleveland OH
WRUW Cleveland OH
WCBE Columbus OH
WJZA/WJZK Columbus OH
WXTS Toledo OH
KLCC Eugene OR
KMHD Portland OR
KBOO Portland OR
WDIY Bethlehem PA
WRTI Philadelphia PA
WDUQ Pittsburgh PA
WVIA Pittston PA
WRIU Kingston RI
WUTC Chattanooga TN
WUOT Knoxville TN
WUMR Memphis TN
KAZI Austin TX
KVLU Beaumont TX
KTEP El Paso TX
KTSU Houston TX
KUER Salt Lake City UT
WTJU Charlottesville VA
WCVE Richmond VA
KBCS Bellevue WA
KEWU Cheney WA
KPBX Spokane WA
WWSP Stevens Point WI

More reviewers LOVING "Mozart's Blue Dreams" as Radioplay remains very strong (July 2009)

The reviews are coming in for "Mozart's Blue Dreams", and ...it's a HIT. We are playing on almost 100 stations now!

"hip and approachable... majestically sublime beauty... marvelous!"
AllAboutJazz.com (Dan McClenaghan)
"ingenious... ethereal moments of true beauty and genius"
AllAboutJazz.com (C. Michael Bailey)
"stunning... (Mozart) surely would consider (this) hip if he revisited the planet to jam with them."
JazzNotes (Ken Franckling)
'...the entire album can serve as something of a compendium of fusion approaches that have achieved wide currency, as a suggestion for new directions, and as a superior instrumental performance in itself, with Burgstaller's quiet trumpet stylings. Recommended, and enjoyable...'
AllMusicGuide.com
"very engaging music, beautifully crafted and likely to please both the jazz and classical listener. Compare it perhaps with Jacques Loussier, The Swingle Singers or Lalo Schiffrin, all of whom have successfully brought the classical and jazz families together."
Jazz Society of Oregon
"remarkable, incredibly played and delightful"
KUNC 91.5 (Colorado NPR Affiliate)
"Recommended. Very tasteful for lovers of both genres."
RadioIo.com (Michael Matheny)

AllaboutJazz.com raves "ethereal moments of true beauty and genius", comparing the BM4 with James Galway and Tiempo Libre. (June 2009)

Jazz and classical musics should be friends. They have much in common. It is conceivable that a synthesis of the two could be achieved as successfully as that existing between jazz and rock. These jazz/classical offerings crescendo with the Burgstaller Martignon 4's Mozart's Blue Dreams and Other Crossover Fantasies. This is music of phantasm, pretty much beyond description. The group's "Ave Maria" and " Oblivion" are ethereal moments of true beauty and genius—like the rest of this recording. read more...


TOP 50 JazzRadio for "Mozart's Blue Dreams" in Spring/Summer 2009

"Mozart's Blue Dreams & Other Crossover Fantasies" (Summit Records), the first release from BM4 (BurgstallerMartignon4), has leapt onto the JazzRadio Charts starting in its very first week! #5 most added, #5 increased airplay


Yamaha debuts Joe's videos in industry leading move (May 2009)

In an industry leading move, Yamaha Corporation of America has debuted the music videos for the new CD "Mozart's Blue Dreams" from the BurgstallerMartignon4 (BM4). Debuting are three inventive humorous videos featuring music from the Mozart's Blue Dreams Suite, based on Mozart's Alla Turca Piano Sonata No. 11. Kurt Witt, marketing manager for Yamaha, also filmed a mockumentary-style (ala The Office) that. along with several behind-the-scenes interview, round out the presentation. You can view Yamaha's presentation here. Or go to the video page to see the videos in their entirety.