Ryan Shultz performs
on the bass trumpet, an instrument pitched in the range of the slide or
valve trombone. He has performed with a wide variety of internationally
acclaimed jazz stars including saxophonists Anthony Braxton, Ari Brown,
Don Menza, Dave Liebman and Nick Brignola, trumpeters Randy Brecker,
Johnny Coles, Paul Smoker, John McNeil and Bobby Shew, percussionists
Killer Ray Appleton, Manolo Badrena, Steve Barrios, Robby Ameen and
Steve Houghton, french hornist Tom Varner, and multi-instrumentalist
Ira Sullivan.
"Lines
of sustained lyric beauty, brawny embellishments, aggressive rhythms
and brilliant technique attest to Shultz' expressive range....one of
the most versatile players on the scene."