"Mark Van Cleave, his Jazz Orchestra and Phil Rinaldi united like Nuclear-Fusion last night at Sweetwater Sound (9/18/09). I was there at Ground-Zero: Disassembled and re-constituted as a Renewed Trumpet Player." ~ Victor Ritchie
Maynard
Ferguson 75th Birthday Party Celebration
Backstage after playing Maynard's 75th Birthday.
Mark
Van Cleave and Carl Fischer soloing with the MF Alumni and Friends Band
Sight reading the ending of the Slide Hampton arrangement of Stella By Starlight on the concert ...cold (yeah that is Slide on trombone) with the alumni band at Maynard Ferguson's 75th birthday party with dear friend Frank Vardaros holding the music and Maynard about 10 feet in front of my bell (just out of this picture) and there sits two of his road trumpet players Patrick Hession and Larry Foyen in the front row of the packed Ryles jazz club as well....no pressure....YIKES!
Trumpets: Frank Vardaros, Carl Fischer, Mark Van Cleave, Brian Thomson, and Lin Biviano
Brian
Thompson, Mark Van Cleave, and Frank Vardaros with the new birthday
horn that was later presented to Maynard by the Holton company.
From a 1995 live performance
recorded on a cassette tape from the audience...
Voices of Unity's Soulful Celebration Concert 2010
Daytona Beach Band Shell 8/8/09:
Guest Artist with
Frank Vardaros Jazz Orchestra
Backstage with Maynard after playing principal trumpet
with the Boston Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
for the Summon The Legends concert
Hangin'
with Arturo Sandoval
Charlie
Sarling, Frank Vardaros, Arturo Sandoval, and Mark Van Cleave "doing
the hang" after an Arturo date at Ryles Jazz Club in Boston.
2003
Southern Appalachian Trumpet Retreat
The 4 Man
Wrecking Crew
Mark
Van Cleave, Mike Hackett, Jay Meachum, Rusty Smith
After the "CLASSICAL" recital night ....hmmm
Jay Meachum and Mark
...chillin'
Mark Van Cleave
and President Bill Clinton at The White House Farewell Gala.
Rehearsing with the Northstar Allstar Big Band 2008
Rehearsing with Pamela Stonebrooke and the Northstar Allstar Big Band 2007
Mark Van Cleave,
Shannon LeClaire, Mark Minasian, and Sgt. Ken Ebo performing at the
1999 Leward Jazz Festival in Hawaii.
Mark and Frank Vardaros
in our annual Night in Tunisia trumpet battle at Jazz Vermont.
So
Long Go 
