11 Facts About Randy Brecker

Randal Edward Brecker was born on November 27,1945 and is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer.

Randy Brecker was born on November 27,1945, in the Philadelphia suburb of Cheltenham to a musical family.

Randy Brecker's father Bob was a lawyer who played jazz piano, and his mother Sylvia was a portrait artist.

Randy Brecker's father, Bob, was a songwriter and singer who loved to listen to recordings of the great jazz trumpet players such as Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie and Clifford Brown.

Randy Brecker took Randy and his younger brother Michael Brecker to see Davis, Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, and many other jazz icons.

Randy Brecker recorded his first solo album, Score, in 1968, featuring his brother Michael Randy Brecker.

Eliane and Randy Brecker formed their own band, touring the world several times and recording one album named after their daughter together, Amanda, on Passport Records.

In 2001, Randy Brecker released Hangin' in the City, a solo project that introduced his alter-ego Randroid with lyrics and vocals by Randroid himself.

The WDR Big Band invited Randy Brecker to perform at the [Jazz Fest].

Brecker's schedule continued with the Randy Brecker Band performing throughout Eastern Europe.

In 2022, Randy Brecker began performing the acoustic jazz compositions of his brother Michael, arranged for the first time to include trumpet, with saxophonist Tod DIckow and the Bay Area trio Charged Particles.