Brian Lynch is a jazz trumpet player noted for his improvisational style. He has played on more than 200 albums. Lynch grew up in Milwaukee. After gaining a music degree he played in San Diego with saxophonist Charles McPherson. In 1981 he moved to New York and played with the likes of Horace Silver and Toshiko Akiyoshi, as well as Latin artists such as Angel Canales and Eddie Palmieri.
Lynch released his first solo album 'Peer Pressure' in 1986 followed by 'Back Room Blues' in 1988. That year he joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, touring extensively and playing on the albums 'The Art of Jazz: Live in Leverkusen', 'Chippin' In' and 'One for All'. After Blakey's death in 1990 Lynch performed with sax player Phil Woods' quintet for much of that decade.
His solo output continued with 'At the Main Event' (1994), 'Keep Your Circle Small' (1995) and the eclectic 'Spheres of Influence' (1997). He explored jazz, funk and Latin styles in the next millennium on works such as 'Tribute to the Trumpet Masters' (2000), 'Fuchsia Red' (2003), '24/7' (2005), and the Grammy Award-winning 'Simpatico' (2006).
His 2011-13 'Unsung Heroes' project saw Lynch collaborating with other trumpet players such as Louis Smith and Tommy Turrentine on three albums. In 2014 he recorded the album 'Questioned Answer' with pianist Emmet Cohen. His 2016 album 'Madera Latino' was nominated for a Grammy.
In 2019 Lynch released 'The Omni-American Book Club: My Journey Through Literature in Music', an album inspired by his love of books. Lynch is also a professor of music at the University of Miami.
