Artistic Director, Trumpets and Flugelhorn, Composer and Arranger
Dean Boysen is a trumpeter, composer and arranger and serves as the Artistic Director for the BRAZZISSIMO! 10-piece brass ensemble. He has been writing and performing for the ensemble for twenty-four years contributing in excess of forty original compositions and arrangements. In addition to his brass dectet music, he also writes original material and arranges for the brass quintet and trio, woodwind ensembles, big band, and orchestra. Dean began playing professionally at the age of 16 (1974) which included nightclub Top 40-type 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, distributed by MCA Records. He 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, Sylvester, Huey Lewis, Third World, Dr. Loco’s Rockin’ Jalapeño Band, The Temptations, 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 at 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)
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: February of 2024 from Xerox Corporation (1988 – 2024)