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Luis Bonilla (Luis Diego Bonilla) was born on 12 October, 1965 in Los Angeles, California, U.S., is an American jazz trombonist. Discover Luis Bonilla's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 58 years old?

Popular As Luis Diego Bonilla
Occupation Musician, composer, record producer, educator
Age 58 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 12 October, 1965
Birthday 12 October
Birthplace Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1965

Luis Diego Bonilla (October 12, 1965) is an American jazz trombonist of Costa Rican descent.

He is also a producer, composer, and educator.

Luis Bonilla was born and raised in Eagle Rock, California to parents who had immigrated to the United States from Costa Rica.

He was introduced to music and jazz while attending Eagle Rock High School in Los Angeles.

Bonilla was enrolled in a 'brass class' (believing it to be a metal shop class) only to find himself learning to play trombone.

At Eagle Rock High School he studied under trumpeter John Rinaldo in a well established, award winning music and jazz program that had produced musicians such as Roger Ingram, Carlos Vega, and Art Velasco.

During this time he was heavily influenced by the playing and recordings of legendary trombonist Carl Fontana.

After graduating from Eagle Rock High School he studied music at California State University, Los Angeles earning a bachelor's degree in music.

During his time at C.S.U.L.A. he was a member of both the #1 big band and the top jazz quintet taking top honors at the West Coast Collegiate Jazz Festival.

Bonilla recorded on five notable recordings with the C.S.U.L.A. big band as a featured soloist and doing arranging for one of those LP's. He studied in Los Angeles with Don Raffell, Roy Main, David Caffey and former Stan Kenton trombonist/producer Bob Curnow.

When later moving to New York City, he earned a master's degree in Jazz Performance and Composition from the Manhattan School of Music.

1989

Bonilla moved to New York City in 1989 in hope of playing with one of his musical heroes, drummer Art Blakey.

Bonilla eventually landed with Lester Bowie as the group's trombonist and continues to draw inspiration from Bowie with whom he toured and recorded with extensively.

Bonilla refers to Bowie as his "father away from home", with whom he has learned a great deal about music and the creative process.

He has supported himself as a session musician and a sideman performing with McCoy Tyner, Dizzy Gillespie, Tom Harrell, Freddie Hubbard, Astrud Gilberto, Willie Colón, and Toshiko Akiyoshi.

He has demonstrated his versatility as a musician working and recording with artists as varied as Tito Nieves, Phil Collins, Tony Bennett, Alejandro Sanz, Diana Ross, Marc Anthony, La India, and Mary J. Blige.

He has been a member of the Mingus Big Band and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra; he has also toured and recorded extensively with Dave Douglas.

1999

Most notably, he served as the 2nd trombonist (jazz chair) for the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra for 19 years (1999-2018).

2009

In February 2009, he received two Grammy Awards with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra and featured with the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra.

Both of these groups have won numerous honors with Bonilla as part of those ensembles and as a featured soloist.

2010

Showing his versatility as a trombone artist, in 2010 he was featured as a classical soloist on The Chamber Wind Music of Jack Cooper and as a jazz soloist on the large ensemble recording Coming Through Slaughter – The Bolden Legend (SkyDeck).

Luis Bonilla is the winner of Downbeat magazine’s Rising Star honor in 2010 & 2011.

2011

Bonilla was also named onto the 2011 JazzTimes critics poll for top trombone artists that year.

Luis Bonilla has taught at the Manhattan School of Music, Temple University, and the New England Conservatory.

2012

As a trombone artist he was placed on the Downbeats’ Readers Poll in 2012.

2013

Since 2013, Bonilla has served as the musical director for the JM Jazz World International Youth Jazz Orchestra touring many parts of Europe.

He has been a guest artist and clinician at numerous colleges and music schools in the United States and internationally to include the University of Memphis, University of Northern Iowa, Riverside City College, University of Wellington (NZ) and many more.

He has taught at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Graz, Austria.

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With Africando

With Lester Bowie

With Dave Douglas

2014

He served as main producer and trombonist in 2014 on the Mists: Charles Ives for Jazz Orchestra CD (Planet Arts, 2014) which garnered international acclaim.