Artistic Director, Trumpets and Flugelhorn, Composer and Arranger
Dean Boysen is a trumpeter, composer, and arranger who serves as the Artistic Director for the BRAZZISSIMO! 10-piece brass ensemble. Throughout his twenty-four year association with the ensemble he has contributed original compositions and arrangements thus helping to distinguish the ensemble’s musical identity. In addition to brass dectet music, Dean also writes original material and arranges for brass quintet and trio, woodwind ensembles, big band, and orchestra. Dean began playing professionally at the age of sixteen (1974) which included nightclub Top 40 band work, Marriott’s Great America theme park musician, and that of studio musician (1976 -1983). His record album credits number in the dozens. He was a signed recording artist with the group Collage under the SOLAR Records label. Mr. Boysen has recorded with many popular national recording artists and has played for various shows such as the The Bay Area Music Awards – Bammies (1979 – 1982), and concerts with The Four Tops, The Temptations, Sylvester, Huey Lewis, Third World, Dr. Loco’s Rockin’ Jalapeño Band, etc.(Discography link below)
Trumpet studies:
(1979-1984) Claude Gordon – trumpet virtuoso and pedagogue
(1978) Carl Leach – sensational former Bay Area Circle Star Theater and Las Vegas hotels lead trumpeter
(1977) Marvin Nelson – Music Director/Professor – California State University Hayward, and Principal/Assistant Trumpet of the Oakland Symphony
Current Associations: Diablo Symphony Orchestra – Principal Trumpet
The California Pops Orchestra, The Black Tie Jazz Orchestra, The Hayward Municipal Park Band, Gabriel’s Trio, The Musical Toy Soldiers (brassworksband.com) A.F.M. and A.S.C.AP. memberships
Education:
University of Phoenix (BSBM – grad. 1998) Bachelor of Science in Business Management
Control Data Institute, San Francisco, Ca – (grad. 1985) – Computer Technology, Electronics and Microprocessors
De Anza College, Cupertino, Ca (1978-79) – Music theory, counterpoint, jazz studies
California State University, Hayward (1976-77) General Ed. and music performance
Retired: Xerox Corporation (Nov. 1988 – Feb. 2024)