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Rich Armstrong-   Trumpet/ Percussion/ Vocals / guitar Touring San Francisco musician noted for his playing on Boz Scaggs' Live DVD and multiple CD's with Michelle Shocked, Thomas Dolby

Rich Armstrong was born 1967 in Long Beach, CA, is an avid surfer and multi instrumentalist (trumpet, vocals, guitar, bass, percussion, keys) of Japanese/American heritage

1990 	received his BA in Trumpet Performance at San Francisco State University and studied with Joe Alessi while also performing at the SF Conservatory of Music

1999-2000 	Tours of Florida and the South US with top indie  funk band “What It Is”

1988-pres. Wall Street Band (a top SF Bay Area cover band)

1993-1994  Lead singer of "Rock the House" (Pop Stage Show) at Paramount’s Great America

1998-pres. Michelle Shocked, touring the U.S. and Europe. "Dub Natural/Deep Natural" double album and also on two of the “Threesome” CDs “Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Mexican Standoff”. With her, he has toured every major city in the US, Canada, Europe, and Australia, and even was featured as a duo in the largest music festivals in Tai Pei and in South Africa

1999-pres. Toured & recorded with Cold Blood- trumpet, flugel, percussion, vox    Co-arranged horns and BG vocals for the  2006 album:  Transfusion

2004	Toured & Recorded with Boz Scaggs, Boz Scaggs Live: Greatest Hits DVD and album-  also a one month run of 4 Japan Blue Notes

2003		Toured with soft jazz guitarist Joyce Cooling

2002 	US tour with Irish Band,Hot House Flowers, recorded album, “Into Your Heart” and played trumpet and soloed on the single

2006        	Gig in Russia to perform at the Kremlin in an all-star band comprised of Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, and Boz Scaggs alumni.

2008- present     Tours of the US and Canada with Thomas Dolby

2008, 2009       Member of the TED convention house band

2010           Recorded horns for for 8 tracks of Kenny Wayne Shephard's  upcoming album

Other recent highlights: -Rich Armstrong performed with Bruce Springsteen and was showcased by “The Boss” in an impromptu solo on stage at the NYC guitar festival.

-Recorded horns for Tony, Toni, Tone's live show, Kenny Wayne Shephard

-Recorded section horns and solos for Hot House Flowers new album (Into Your Heart) and was featured as a soloist on the chart topping single

-Recorded trombone and trumpet with the top underground rap group, Lyrics Born  Later That Day

- Performed on stage with Tower of Power, Ozomatli, Spearhead, Los Mocosos, The Waifs, Pete Escevedo, Hot House Flowers, and Clair Dee.

- regularly plays with local original bands Milagro, J Boogie and Dubtronic Science, Bud E. Luv, and play & sing regularly at the Starlight Room

-tours of the West Coast & South-West, and East Coast with Thomas Dolby

-Rich is also working on a full-length vocal album which features his lead vocal talents and song writing skills For more on this versatile musician visit him at www.richarmstrong.net Also: www.myspace.com/richarmstrong