Trumpeter/Producer-Arranger Barry Danielian has performed with many of the biggest names in the music industry. Now, in his own music, he plumbs his more than 15 years experience as an amazingly versatile sideman to deliver a fresh new take on urban instrumental sound.

Barry's history as an all-around performer gives him a very personal mastery of just about every major impulse in music making today. From Latin and pop to jazz, R&B, and hip-hop, Barry's wide-ranging professional experiences create his uniquely authoritative and innovative sound.

Trained from an early age in his first love, jazz, some of Barry's most memorable performances have been with such greats as Dizzy Gillespie, Illinois Jacquet, Paquito DeRivera, and Branford Marsalis. Equally valuable in the evolution of his style were some of his first New York gigs, with Latin giants Eddie Palmieri and Tito Puente. Starting in 1984, he toured widely with these bands over a number of years and began an impressive series of Latin recordings with such artists as Marc Anthony and Ricky Martin.

Barry's mileage on the road increased in 1985 with the first of several tours with rock fusion giants Blood, Sweat and Tears, and subsequently with Paul Shaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Band, Queen Latifah, and Jon Bon Jovi. The early 1990s saw Barry on world tours with Latin-pop star Emmanuel and funk legends Tower of Power.

During the mid-1990s, Barry began to realize the reputation he enjoys today as one of New York City’s most in-demand session players and arrangers, racking up more than 200 recordings with such pop notables as Celine Dion, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Natalie Cole, and James Taylor, as well as with touring partners Queen Latifah and Tower of Power. His Jingle/TV and motion-picture credits (for Touchstone, Columbia, and others) from this period are too numerous to mention.

In 1997, Barry suspended his whirlwind touring schedule to spend more time with his family. As a New York-based freelancer he performs regularly on Broadway and in clubs, while serving on the musical performance faculties at three universities in the New York City area. He still travels occasionally, both for performances and to give master classes and lectures on brass playing and improvisation for such hosts as Carnegie Mellon University and the International Association of Jazz Educators.

Barry holds a degree in jazz performance from the Berklee College of Music, where he graduated with the 1982 Faculty Performance Award. In 1984 he was honored with the University of Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Competition's Outstanding Jazz Soloist Award, and in 2000 and 2001 became the only unsigned artist nominated for the Oasis Smooth Jazz Awards.

Barry currently resides in Jersey City, New Jersey, where he spends most of his time composing.