THE INSPIRING SOUND OF CHI-TOWN HORNS

We are a professional horn section for hire based in the Chicago area. Typically we are a three piece unit consisting of Trumpet, Trombone, and Saxophone, but we are available in configurations ranging between 1 and 6 players depending on your needs. 

 

We have a wealth of experience in the music industry. For the past 20 plus years the Chi-Town Horns have toured and recorded with Grammy winners, Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame Members, and chart toppers from all styles and eras. We’re most well known for being the first call horn section for the Buckinghams (Kind of a Drag, Mercy, Mercy, Mercy), but we’ve been hired by many other notable acts, including Felix Cavalier’s Rascals, the Box Tops, Martha and the Vandellas, Jay and the Americans, CTA with Danny Seraphine and Bill Champlin, Gino Vannelli, Michael McDonald, Lou Christie, Chubby Checker, Mary Wilson, and Little Anthony and the Imperials to name a few. 

 

In addition to performing, we also provide custom arranging/scoring. If you’d like an arrangement of a horn part to match a specific recording or you need a horn solo to sound like it’s from a particular album we have you covered. We’ve transcribed and arranged hundreds of parts for a vast array of musical situations, and we can get you the sound and voicing you’re looking for in your horn section. And if you’ve got a full book already assembled and need a horn line to come in and sight-read, we are highly skilled in that area as well. Our musicians are not hobbyists, we are made up of college music professors with advanced degrees in music. This isn’t just a hobby for us. It’s our profession. 

 

To inquire about booking, or to get more information please contact Carlo Isabelli at:

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Phone- (815) 341-8918

Email- citrumpet@aol.com