Posted September 9, 200717 yr Bergeron blows his own horn ROCHESTER - You can't leave a message on Wayne Bergeron's mobile phone. The mailbox is full, likely loaded with requests from music labels that need an ace trumpet player, pronto. Bergeron's lips have livened up songs for Beyonce and Barry Manilow; Green Day and Gwen Stefani; Ray Charles and Lou Rawls; and Chicago and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. When Christina Aguilera needed a 1930s style trumpet riff on her "Back to Basics" CD, the pop queen's peeps called Bergeron. "They originally had recorded that song with another trumpet player, who shall remain nameless. I guess he didn't sound dated enough, so I replaced him," said Bergeron, who will visit Aguilera's former hometown on Saturday, performing at the Times Stage in Rochester Riverfront Park. Bergeron will be backed by Beaver County's own Trinity Jazz Orchestra for one of the only 15 or so headlining concerts he will perform this year. "The date just worked out," said Bergeron, adding he also took the gig because he was impressed by the Trinity Jazz's devotion to jazz and their knowledge of his music. The Los Angeles-based Bergeron keeps his concert calendar light so he's got time to handle his many studio jobs. Besides playing on countless CDs, he stays busy with movie soundtracks, having blown his horn for "Spider-Man 2," "X-Men 3," and "The Fantastic Four," not to mention "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," "Starsky & Hutch," and "Superman Returns." Disney/Pixar's "The Incredibles" was his favorite movie assignment. "There was tons of music and so much trumpet stuff. For 10 days, 'The Incredibles' used a 100-piece orchestra. We had a blast," Bergeron said. Another fun one was the Will Ferrell comedy "Anchorman," where Bergeron's trumpet helped evoke a saucy '70s-ish vibe. As for studio work, Bergeron feels proud to have played on Ray Charles' Grammy-winning "Genius Loves Company" album shortly before the music legend's passing. Bergeron sometimes doesn't grasp the popularity of younger acts he's working with until his music students bring him up to date. "I worked with this really cool band, and I was like who the hell are these guys until I told my students and they were like, 'Wow, you got to meet Mars Volta,' " Bergeron said. "And then that band with the 'Black Parade' album," Bergeron said, referring to My Chemical Romance. "Again, I was like who are these guys? They were very cool. They kept taking photos of me at all their recording sessions because it was such a novelty for them to have a horn section." More seasoned music fans might best remember Bergeron as the lead trumpeter for Maynard Ferguson's band in 1986 and 1988. "If I had to pick one little segment of my life that was most special, it was my time on the bandstand with him because he was such a hero of mine and such a major influence," Bergeron said. One Ferguson-Bergeron collaboration, "Maynard & Waynard," likely will turn up during the Rochester concert, along with Bergeron solo material such as "Friend Like Me," and the wryly titled "Rhythm Method." "The Catholics usually crack up when I introduce that one," Bergeron said. He's played alongside a veritable who's who of musicians, though for Bergeron, every show offers a fresh opportunity. "I get to meet a whole new group of musicians," Bergeron said, "and I get to check out the local talent." http://www.timesonline.com/site/news.cfm?n...78564&rfi=6
