Dean Boysen – Artistic Director (since 2012) trumpet, flugelhorn, composer, and arranger. Mr. Boysen’s compositions and arrangements have infused elements of his artistic identity directly into the BRAZZISSIMO! sound since 2001. As well, Dean enjoys writing and arranging music for brass quintet and trio, woodwind ensembles, big band, and orchestra.
Mr. Boysen has performed, recorded, composed and written horn arrangements for many popular national recording artists such as: Collage, Con Funk Shun, Carl Carlton, Bill Summers and Summers Heat, Full Spectrum Jazz, The Whispers, Sylvester, and more. Live performances include: The Bay Area Music Awards (Bammies), plus concert dates with The Four Tops, The Temptations, The Whispers, Sylvester, Huey Lewis and the News, Third World, Dr. Loco’s Rockin’ Jalapeño Band, etc. Discography at Discogs.com
Trumpet Studies:
Claude Gordon – trumpet virtuoso and pedagogue (1979-1984)
Carl Leach – Claude Gordon protegè and former Bay Area Circle Star Theater and Las Vegas Flamingo Hotel lead trumpeter (1978)
Marvin Nelson – Principal/Assistant Principal Trumpet – Oakland Symphony, Music Director/Trumpet Professor – California State University Hayward (1977)
Music Affliations/Associations:
Diablo Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trumpet & Board Director
The BrassWorks Band (brass quintet and traps)
The BrassFire! brass quintet
Gabriel’s Trio (BrassWorks)
The Musical Toy Soldiers (BrassWorks)
The Hayward Municipal Band
The Oakland Municipal Band
A.F.M. Local 6, and A.S.C.A.P. memberships
Education:
University of Phoenix (BSBM) Bachelor of Science in Business Management
Control Data Institute, San Francisco, CA – Computer Technology, Electronics and Microprocessors
De Anza College, Cupertino, CA – Music theory & counterpoint (George Olsen), Jazz studies (Tom Hart)
California State University, Hayward, CA – General Ed. and music performance
Retired in 2024 from a thirty-six year technical career with Xerox Corporation, Dean continues on with music activities, family and friend visits, hiking, motorcycling, and the occasional online competitve chess tournament.