Person Open DS/UK/1015 Armstrong; Mark (fl.2000s); British jazz trumpeter and composer Armstrong Mark fl.2000s British jazz trumpeter and composer Male (cisgender) Newcastle upon Tyne, England (born)

British Musician; Trumper / Composer White No known disability No known religious affiliation Spouse of Elinor Corp (conductor) Heterosexual Mark Armstrong is a British jazz trumpeter, musical director, composer, arranger and educator. While studying for a degree in music at the University of Oxford, he played with the Oxford University Jazz Orchestra and helped to reform the Oxford University Big Band. He subsequently took a postgraduate course in jazz and studio music at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Since 2008, Mark Armstrong has been Jazz Professor at the Royal College of Music (RCM) in London. Since 2011, he has been the Artistic and Music Director of the UK National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO). He directs the RCM Swing Band and the RCM Big Band. Armstrong was nominated in the best trumpet category of the 2007 Ronnie Scott Jazz Awards. He was also a winner of the BBC Big Band Competition arranging prize. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Armstrong_(musician) (2020) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbryony 8/14/2012 RAHeharper 9/8/2023 b549726e-7a3b-4cd6-8836-67937b3c4f19