Mark Armstrong

Mark Armstrong (born 5 November 1972) is a British jazz trumpeter, musical director, composer, arranger, and educator.

Early life and education Armstrong was born on 5 November 1972) in Newcastle upon Tyne, northern England. At the age of five he moved to Amersham playing with the Aylesbury Music Centre Dance Band and Buckinghamshire County Youth Orchestra.

Career Armstrong is a jazz trumpeter, musical director, composer, arranger, and academic. He has also performed in a wide range of commercial settings, including the London Sinfonietta, with The Four Tops, and on film and TV soundtracks. He has composed and arranged many types of music, including chamber music, jazz, and symphony orchestra.

Armstrong is the RCM Jazz Professor. He is also a member of the Ronnie Scott's Jazz Orchestra and Robin Jones's Latin Underground.

Recognition and awards Armstrong was nominated in the best trumpet category of the 2007 Ronnie Scott Jazz Awards, and won the BBC Big Band Competition arranging prize.

Personal life , Armstrong lives in Blackheath, south-east London, with his wife, conductor Elinor Corp, and their three children.