Chuck MacKinnon Group

Trumpeter and composer Chuck MacKinnon returns to the Stanford Jazz Festival with a hot group for a set of acoustic originals. A Bay Area native, MacKinnon now resides in New York City, where he keeps busy composing and performing with his own groups and as a sideman in many jazz, rock, pop, and hip hop bands. In addition to more than 20 recording credits, MacKinnon has performed around the world with artists as diverse as the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Norah Jones, Charlie Hunter, Randy Brecker, Bruce Forman, and Joe Henderson.