Dominick Farinacci

Dominick Farinacci (March 3, 1983) is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and big band leader, is currently signed to major label E1 Music. Farinacci was one of 18 artists worldwide invited to be a part of the inaugural class of the Jazz Studies Program at The Juilliard. Farinacci is known for winning the "International New Star Award", Disneys "New Star Award", and topping the charts as one of Japan's #1 jazz musicians. Dominick is from Cleveland, Ohio, and began playing trumpet in sixth grade at age eleven in Solon,Ohio. When asked why he picked the trumpet to play, Dominick said, "I really wanted to play drums like my uncle, who was a professional drummer in Cleveland. So my aunt bought me a set of drums and my uncle assembled them...