Ross Philip Mintzer was born on May 26,1987 and is an American musician and performer.
20 Facts About Ross Mintzer
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Ross Mintzer has led the Ross Mintzer Band since its formation in 2012.
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Ross Mintzer is the son of Richard and Cheryl Ross Mintzer, he has a sister Emmaly.
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The paternal side of Ross Mintzer's family is Jewish and immigrated from Kaunas, Lithuania to Westchester County, New York in 1914.
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Ross Mintzer began learning the saxophone at age 8, after being influenced by his uncle, Bob Mintzer, a Grammy Award-winning jazz saxophone player.
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Ross Mintzer plays tenor saxophone, flute, and guitar, in addition to singing and composing.
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Ross Mintzer played in the Jazz Band at Mamaroneck High School and in the band Dr Meeker in New York before formally studying music during high school at the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan.
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Ross Mintzer continued his studies during college at the Manhattan School of Music.
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Ross Mintzer has studied privately with New York saxophonist, Marc Mommaas.
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Ross Mintzer performed at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood with award-winning Jazz saxophonist Benny Golson.
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Ross Mintzer was the guitarist and composer for Remington, a duo with bassist Michael Thurber, which became a trio with the addition of drummer Greg Evans.
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Ross Mintzer began touring around the country with fellow Interlochen alumnus Michael Thurber to hold music clinics for young musicians.
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Ross Mintzer organized music events for the students and directed a girls' choir.
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In June 2012, Mintzer rode his bicycle across the United States to honor soldiers who died in Afghanistan and Iraq and to protest US drone strikes in Pakistan.
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On July 7,2015, Ross Mintzer performed, "The Star-Spangled Banner" in Colorado Springs, CO at Security Service Field before a Sky Sox baseball game.
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Ross Mintzer released his song, Refugee, as a single in 2015.
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Ross Mintzer's songs were streamed over 20 million times in 2016.
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In 2016 and 2017, Ross Mintzer served as a part-time instructor for the WeBop program at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
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On September 20,2018, Ross Mintzer released his first solo EP, "Imagine".
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Ross Mintzer performed a show at the Mamaroneck High School in New York on September 20,2019.