Mark Van Cleave - Trumpet Player, Teacher, Clinician

Video Clips

Shannon LeClaire and Mark at the Leeward College Jazz Festival in Hawaii with the Marine Jazz Ensemble playing Maynard Ferguson's Break The Ice.

MVCJO - Maynard Ferguson Tribute Concert 9/19/09

Staple Samba - .mp3 audio clip
from 1992 CD "So Long Go"

Mark's MySpace.com page.
Mark's FaceBook.com page.

Trumpets in Beijing

Making friends and talking trumpet in Beijing at CCM! Many good players and much good music was played in the BRAND NEW CCM Big Band!!!

Beijing is a real hot bed for music and jazz is starting to take hold with many talented players in the area. Keep your eyes and ears open for MUCH more to come from Beijing!!

Beijing Jazz Orchestra

Message From Mark

After getting the Dyna-Flow® mouthpieces finished. I am more stoked about playing than ever! These mouthpieces really WANT to play....if that makes any sense.

This is the first mouthpiece that I have really wanted to play in years. Rims that fit and feel good, cups that really produce a sound with a massive CORE to it. WAY past just a centered tone. These have projection AND impact.

These are all 100% original designs. Not just "versions" of some other model/brand or a knock-off of this or that. Our priority was to make them PLAY! REALLY PLAY! Not just to make them play LIKE something else.

See you in Cyberspace!

MVC

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New Mouthpieces!

First prototypes were made in 1981 ...been a LONG time. 100% CNC made Van Cleave Studio trumpet mouthpieces FINALLY here!

MVCJO Concerts

Trumpet Section

Here is the Van Cleave Trumpet Section with our Frank Vardaros Big Band T-Shirts on... thanks Frank!

MVCJO Article

Mark Van Cleave and Mel Torme's "The Christmas Song"

Bill Adam 90th

Bill Adam celebrated his 90th birthday with over 200 friends and family in attendance. One of the biggest gatherings of some of the best trumpet players in the world!

Here are a few pictures...

Teaching Studio

I am currently taking private students in the Ft. Wayne, IN area. If you would like to schedule a lesson, contact me at mark@markvancleave.com.

I am also accepting new students online. The online studio is growing fast and is becoming a very nice alternative for students that cannot meet with me in person. Online streaming video, video conferencing, etc. has helped make the prospect of my online studio a reality.

Maynard Tribute

Mark and Maynard after playing his 75th birthday concert.

Recent Happenings

The first annual Fort Wayne Big Band Jazz Fest was a huge success with over 100 musicians and 5 big bands swinging all afternoon. Can't wait till next years fest.

The MVCJO Tito Puente Tribute Concert was Mambo-liscious! Our expanded latin percussion section roared all night in true Tito fashion! We just may have to do this again! ....and soon!

The Maynard Ferguson Birthday Tribute Concert was a real BLAST! Raising funds for the award winning Snider music dept. it is an honor to help continue this tradition with this concert celebrating his May 4th birthday.

The WBOI Jazz Fest was a gala evening of Jazz! We played a rousing set of Stan Kenton and Maynard Ferguson arrangements and ended with the trumpet section in the audience ala MF on Hey Jude!

The MVCJO "Tribute to the Big Band Vocatlist" was a terrific way to start 2010! Dan Heath and Karen Offerle-Wilcoxson joined the band as guest vocalists for this stnding room only concert!

The MVCJO "CHRISTMAS AT THE STARLIGHT" Christmas musical was a terrific success! 2 SOLD OUT performances complete with full dinner.

COUNT BASIE TRIBUTE! The MVCJO will be performing a musical tribute to Count Basie and his music on November 21st at 2pm at the brand new Allen County Pulbic Library Auditorium.

MVCJO Plays MAYNARD FERGUSON! The MVCJO will be performing a musical tribute to the great Maynard Ferguson and his music on September 18th at 7pm at the beautiful Sweetwater Auditorium.

Guest Artist with Frank Vardaros Jazz Orchestra at the Daytona Beach Band Shell on 8/8/09

Daytona Beach Band Shell with Frank Vardaros Jazz Orchestra

WOODY HERMAN TRIBUTE! The MVCJO will be performing a musical tribute to Woody Herman and his music on September 4th at 7pm at the beautiful Sweetwater Auditorium.

STAN KENTON TRIBUTE! The MVCJO will be performing a musical tribute to Stan Kenton on June 5th at 7pm at the beautiful Sweetwater Auditorium.

High notes can KILL!