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A Grammy award winner, Doc has made more than 30 albums–from big band to jazz-fusion to classical. Two critically acclaimed Telarc CDs with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra showcase his multifaceted talents from Bach to ballads. The Very Best of Doc Severinsen reprises fifteen of Doc’s signature pieces.
With the game being played in the Los Angeles television and radio market, he was accompanied by the Tonight Show band. As of 2020, Severinsen and the NBC Orchestra's performance remains the most recent non-vocal rendition of the national anthem at the Midsummer Classic.
- Work out.
- Be Happy.
- Remember That Everybody Experiences Low Points in Life.
- Never Walk on Stage Without Wearing A Suit (or at Least Something Fancy)!
- It’S Never Too late.
Doc maintains both a rigorous practice and exercise schedule. He goes to the gym three times a week, and works out with a private trainer, Karen Hickey, who claims that the only time she doesn’t see him “is if he’s traveling and out of town on another engagement.” “In this gym, the folks are in awe of what he can do,” said Hickey. “He’s a freak of ...
Speaking to an auditorium of students, Severinsen was asked by one pupil what makes a trumpet player the best in his field. His reply was a masterclass in reveling in the beauty of music and the present moment. “I think it’s what’s in you,” he replied. “How do you feel about other people? Are you nice to other people? Do you see the best in them? C...
Severinsen has never been known for his moderation. The colorful “Tonight Show” bandleader was known for his outrageous outfits on set and for his obsessive relationship with the love of his life — his trumpet. But on the path to success, certain other compulsions also crept into his life. When Severinsen started out playing gigs in New York, he sa...
During a studio recording with Severinsen, fellow trumpet legend Chris Botti revealed an anecdote from the first time he met his trumpet hero. “You may not remember this, but in 2002, we chatted, and you said, ‘Chris, I’ve been following your career. You’re doing great. Do me, and yourself a favor, and never walk on stage without wearing a suit,'” ...
Severinsen’s commitment to his instrument and the new strides he makes with his music, even in his ninth decade, proves that it’s never too late to do what you love. “Any mere mortal would say, ‘That’s enough of that, and I’m gonna sit in a rocking chair and just take it easy,’ but not this guy,” said “Tonight Show” producer Jeff Sotzing. Despite a...
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Apr 2, 2021 · After more than 30 years as the colorful bandleader of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, master trumpeter Doc Severinsen continues to defy nature well into his 90s with a grueling...
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Mar 28, 2021 · Now, Severinsen is pulling back the curtain on his own life in a new documentary, “Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen Story,” which will make its debut Friday on PBS’s “American...
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