The City of Las Cruces Parks & Recreation Department announces the lineup for the 2024 Mayor’s Jazz Fest Concert, at 6 p.m. Sunday, May 26, 2024, at Plaza de Las Cruces, 100 N. Main St.
Source: City of Las Cruces
This year’s concert will feature renowned jazz trumpet player Wayne Bergeron accompanied by Las Cruces’ own Border Jazz Orchestra, and Organ Mountain High School Jazz Workshop Bands 1 and 2.
Wayne Bergeron is enjoying a career as one of the most sought-after musicians in the world. Studio sessions, film dates, international touring, jazz concerts, guest appearances, and clinics keep him busy in his hometown of Los Angeles and worldwide.
Bergeron first caught the ear of many when he landed the lead trumpet chair with Maynard Ferguson’s band in 1986. Bergeron’s career demonstrates daily why Maynard remarked, “Wayne is the most musical lead trumpet player I’ve had on my band.”
As a sideman, Bergeron’s list of recording credits reads like a “who’s who” in contemporary jazz and pop, running the stylistic gamut from Ray Charles to Green Day. Other names include Katy Perry, Beyoncé, Barbra Streisand, Michael Buble, Indina Menzel, Leslie Oden Jr, Natalie Cole, Celine Dion, Seal, Diana Krall, Christina Aguilera, Dianne Reeves, The Mars Volta, Rosemary Cloony, Diane Schuur, Barry Manilow, Kenny G., and David Benoit.
Bergeron has worked on over 500 TV and motion picture soundtracks. A partial list of film credits includes Red Notice, Turning Red, Soul, Bob’s Burgers, Ford vs. Ferrari, Toy Story 4, Frozen 1 and 2, The Lion King (2019), The Secret Life of Pets, Crazy Rich Asians, Sing 1 and 2, Moana, Toy Story 3, High School Musical 3, Superman Returns, The Simpson’s Movie, Dreamgirls, Hairspray, Spiderman 1 and 2, Team America and South Park.
Bergeron’s featured trumpet solos can be heard on the motion pictures West Side Story (2021 Steven Spielberg), La La Land, Sing, The Incredibles 1 and 2, Rocky Balboa, The Secret Life of Pets 2, Minions, Minions 2: The Rise of Gru, Spies in Disguise, Jersey Boys, Despicable Me, Aladdin King of Thieves, and many others.
Bergeron’s greatest love is playing lead in big bands. He has recorded and played with some of Los Angeles’ most respected bands including Quincy Jones, Gordon Goodwin, Pat Williams, Sammy Nestico, Jack Sheldon, Chris Walden, Tom Kubis, and Bob Florence.
The Mayor’s Jazz Fest is a free family event that annually begins the Parks & Recreation Department’s Music in the Park series. This year’s series will feature performances by local, regional, and national acts every Sunday through Aug. 25, 2024.
Artists and locations for the Music in the Park series will be announced soon. For information, call the Parks & Recreation Department at (575) 541-2550.
