Ryan Kisor

• Born: April 12, 1973, Sioux City, IA
• Active: '90s, 2000s
• Genres: Jazz
• Instrument: Trumpet
• Representative Albums: "Power Source," "Awakening," "Usual Suspects"

Biography

One of the youngest of the so-called Young Lions, Ryan Kisor first gained attention when he won the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz's first trumpet competition in 1990 at age 17. He had earlier studied trumpet with his father, played with a local band when he was ten, and started studying classical music two years later. Kisor discovered jazz at 14 and developed quickly, playing both jazz and classical music locally. In the summer of 1988, he was inspired at a jazz camp by Clark Terry. After winning the Monk contest, he was signed by Columbia, coming out with a couple of interesting if slightly premature CDs as a leader. Since that time, Ryan Kisor (whose originality has developed gradually) has freelanced around New York, most notably with the Mingus Big Band and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Awakening Buy this CD	Best of Best 2000-2006 Buy this CD	Battle Cry Buy this CD	Kisor II Buy this CD	This Is Ryan Buy this CD
Dream Buy this CD	Kisor Buy this CD	Sidewinder Buy this CD	Power Source Buy this CD	Donna Lee Buy this CD

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