Began first piano lessons in third grade; started trumpet in order to play in fourth grade band in school; first formal trumpet/cornet teaching from Jim Fitzpatrick through sixth grade; Harold McGee through junior and senior high school years; father started him on early jobs, 1963-65; played wide variety of jobs in the Rahway area through high school and college; attended Montclair State College, earning degree in music education, 1974; began studying with famed swing era trumpeter Pee Wee Erwin while in college; first "regular" professional job with Billy Maxted in Detroit, c. 1972; first New York job in stage productions, 1975; played jobs with Benny Goodman band, mid-1970s to early 1980s; first recording as leader, 1976; began long association with Concord Records, 1977; film appearance in The Gig, 1984; composed and played on film soundtrack for The Luckiest Man in the World, 1989; presently maintains full schedule of recording, worldwide festival appearances, Broadway shows and club dates.Weblinks:www.warrenvache.com