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Big Wayne 
Wayne Rinehart AKA “Big Wayne” a S.F. Bay Area native, is a Jazz Vocalist and Trumpeter. Born in 1969, Wayne has played the trumpet ever since his father bought him a trumpet from a garage sale at the age of 3. Through the years, though picking up various other instruments, Wayne never lost sight of the Trumpet as his favorite instrument. Wayne played trumpet all through grade school and on into college. Wayne studied Music at Diablo Valley College and was under the tutelage of Jim Hodges where he really grew musically. Developing his Vocal and Tonal Talents on his horn.
Big Wayne is involved with many different projects from producing to recording. He can be seen performing with Highway 61 Blues Band where he plays Lead Trumpet and sings. Currently Wayne is also working on two solo albums, one Christian Jazz, and the other is a Modern Jazz. Both albums will feature original music. Big Wayne is incorporating technology by using Effects with his Voice and Trumpet creating very unique sounds.
Big Wayne Has performed or shared the stage with: Mike Vax (Stan Kenton Orchestra) , Al Green, Kirk Franklin, Ron Kenoly, Tommy Castro, Little Charlie & the Night Cats, Chris Cain, Eddie Kirkland, Phil Guy, Red Archibald, Teddy "Blues Master" Watson, Layce Baker, Wylie Trass and Little Jimmy King, Elvin Biship, The Temptations Motown Review Tour, CoCo Montoya, Mic Martin and the Blues Rockers, Big Mo and the Full Moon Band, Greg Wright, Lydia Pence and Cold Blood, Mic Gillette (Tower of Power), Friends Of Distinction, and performed at the 2006 Monterey Blues Festival.
Wayne recorded with Highway 61 Blues Band self titled Debut CD in 2005 which was on the Top Sellers list at Tower records.
Highway 61 Blues Band has been nominated best Band in 2005 at the SBEA. And were Finalists in "The Battle of the Blues Bands" for Monterey Blues Festival 2005. The Band has also received some national Air Play.
Big Wayne joined Calicchio in 2006 and absolutely LOVES his Custom Calicchio Trumpet
Big Wayne is a Calicchio Trumpets Artist and endorses there wonderful line of Trumpets!
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Wayne's Style and approch to music is similar to Bill Chase, and Herb Alpert on trumpet and Big Wayne vocal tallents are compared to Brian Duncan with his own soulfull touch. Big Wayne adds flaver to his music that is truly unique and his own!
Musical Influences:
Trumpet
First Chair trumpeter in Heaven "Gabriel", The Great Arturo Sandoval, Maynard Ferguson, Randy Brecker, Bill Chase, Bix Biterbeck, Claudio Roditi, Wynton Marsalis, Phil Driscoll, The Father of Jazz Combo and scat singing and for that matter responsable for all the contemporary music of today "The Satchmo" Louis Armstrong.
Vocalist
Kirk Franklin, Pavorotti, Al Juro, Frank Sinatra, Randy Newman, Dr John, Steven Curtus Chapin, The band Salvador, Sting, The Hill song singers, Sweet Comfort Band, Keith Green, Female Vocalists Kathy Trocoli, Patti Andress of "Tuck & Patti", My two sisters Kathryn and Tami, my aunt Jackie and uncle Gene. My grandfather Pappa who sang to the lord for an audience of one every morning and was never without his Harmonica or Juicy Fruit Gum. 1911-2008
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