Marcinkiewicz Signature Series Trumpet Mouthpieces

"The best thing I've put to my chops"
-Scott Englebright, Lead Trumpet Maynard Ferguson & Big Bop Nouveau--plays a Marcinkiewicz E14

Each of these mouthpieces is made to a specific player's specifications. Measurements such as inner diameter, venturi, etc., are not arranged systematically, though this line is numbered progressively by cup depth from deep to shallow.

Each Marcinkiewicz endorsee chose a Signature Mouthpiece because of their belief in the product. Each of these mouthpieces was designed for a specific player at a specific time. Many play their Marcinkiewicz Signature exclusively.

Marcinkiewicz Roy Roman Signature Trumpet Mouthpiece --- Model E1.7
$56.99
medium-round rim, comparable to a Bach 1E
Roy Roman has acquired an incredible reputation for playing in the extreme high register with uncanny power, sound and endurance second to none, with credit for developing this talent going to his mentor, Roy Stevens, and dearest friend "Cat" Anderson.

Roy's hard-driving sound has propelled Bob Hope, Ethel Merman, Sammy Davis, Gene Krupa, Count Basie, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Lloyd Price, Onzy Matthews Big Band, Collective Black Artists Orchestra, Lee Morgan's Octet, Dizzy Gillespie's Big Band, the original Benny Goodman Quartet, Clark Terry's Big Band, Lionel Hampton's Big Band, Arthur Prysock, Tito Puente, Machito, Charlie Palmieri, Eddie Palmieri, Clifford Jordan, and Philly Joe Jones, among others.

Marcinkiewicz Jean P. Michelou Signature Trumpet Mouthpiece --- Model E2
$56.99
medium-flat rim, comparable to a Bach 3C
Jean-Pierre Michelou received his B.A. in electronic music and audio engineering from California State University, Dominguez Hills, and received master's degrees in jazz studies and trumpet performance at USC. He is frequently in demand as a performer, lecturer and clinician, and his performance credits include the Pacific Symphony, and programs with Jose Carreras, Andy Williams, Martina Arroya, Natalie Cole and Helen Reddy. At USC, he is production coordinator for the Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television Program.

Marcinkiewicz Bobby Shew #2 Model Signature Trumpet Mouthpiece --- Model E5
$56.99
medium-round rim and a cup comparable to a Giardinelli 10S
In 1964 Bobby Shew became a member of the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. After his stint with Dorsey, Bobby was asked to play with Woody Herman's band upon Bill Chase's recommendation, after which he spent some time playing for Della Reese and Buddy Rich. Bobby was widely known for his strong lead playing; in 1972 he decided to make a move to the Los Angeles area in order to get reinvolved in developing as a jazz player. He landed a lot of studio work and many jazz gigs, working with Bill Holman, Louie Bellson, Maynard Ferguson, and a sustained period with the Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin big band. In the 80's, Shew's playing was mostly in small groups, as both sideman and leader. Shew has also recorded many of his own albums. Several of these received very high accolades. Shew has become one of the jazz community's most in-demand clinicians and concert soloists. Bobby is well known for his fiery bebop trumpet and for over three decades has performed and recorded with the elite of the jazz world.

Marcinkiewicz Herb Alpert Signature Trumpet Mouthpiece --- Model E6
$56.99
medium-round rim and a cup comparable to a Bach 7B
To generations of music fans, Alpert is the dark-haired, trumpet-playing songmaker whose name instantly brings to mind memorable songs like "The Lonely Bull," "A Taste of Honey," "This Guy’s in Love with You" and "Rise." These are but a few of the tunes Alpert recorded either as leader of the legendary Tijuana Brass or as an artist in his own right, yielding five #1 popular hits, eight Grammy awards, fourteen platinum and fifteen gold albums –-- plus a staggering 72 million albums sold worldwide.

Marcinkiewicz Bobby Shew #1¾ Model Signature Trumpet Mouthpiece --- Model E8.4
$56.99
medium-round rim and a cup comparable to a deeper Giardinelli 10S
In 1964 Bobby Shew became a member of the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. After his stint with Dorsey, Bobby was asked to play with Woody Herman's band upon Bill Chase's recommendation, after which he spent some time playing for Della Reese and Buddy Rich. Bobby was widely known for his strong lead playing; in 1972 he decided to make a move to the Los Angeles area in order to get reinvolved in developing as a jazz player. He landed a lot of studio work and many jazz gigs, working with Bill Holman, Louie Bellson, Maynard Ferguson, and a sustained period with the Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin big band. In the 80's, Shew's playing was mostly in small groups, as both sideman and leader. Shew has also recorded many of his own albums. Several of these received very high accolades. Shew has become one of the jazz community's most in-demand clinicians and concert soloists. Bobby is well known for his fiery bebop trumpet and for over three decades has performed and recorded with the elite of the jazz world.

Marcinkiewicz Mic Gillette Signature Trumpet Mouthpiece --- Model E8.7
$56.99
medium-flat rim and a cup comparable to a Jet-Tone Studio Model D
Although Mic Gillette is best known for 30 years of stellar horns work with Cold Blood, Tower of Power, and the Sons of Champlin, not as many people realize that he has appeared on several hundred albums and CDs (!) for some of the biggest names in the music business--Santana, The Rolling Stones, Quincy Jones, Rod Stewart, Elton John, Jefferson Starship, Huey Lewis and the News, and hundreds more. Mic also enjoyed brief stints with Blood, Sweat & Tears and The Fundamentals, an R&B/Motown band.

The majority of these appearances were during nearly two decades as leader of the world-renowned Tower of Power Horn Section.

So if you didn't know, now you do: Mic Gillette has been and continues to be one of the most prolific and sought-after horn players in the history of music! When it comes to searing funk, soaring brass solos, and deliciously soulful ballads, it doesn't get any better!

Marcinkiewicz Andy Fuller Signature Trumpet Mouthpiece --- Model E8.8
$56.99
medium-flat rim and a cup comparable to a deeper Giardinelli 10
Andy has been a professional trumpet player for almost 30 years. He has performed with Arturo Sandoval and his Hot House Big Band, The Temptations, Frankie Valle and The Four Seasons, The Four Tops, Dianne Schurr, Nancy Sinatra, Electric Light Orchestra, and many others. He has been playing with the cooking Art Abrams and The Swing Machine Big Band for 10 years, and with Portland's hot salsa band, Conjunto Alegre, for 18 years.

His former brother-in-law is long-time Tower of Power trumpet master, Mic Gillette, and Andy grew up around the Tower of Power horn section. Mic was Andy’s first trumpet teacher.

Marcinkiewicz Manny Klein Signature Trumpet Mouthpiece --- Model E9
$56.99
medium-round rim and a cup comparable to a Schilke 14A4a
Manny Klein (1908-1994) was a jazz trumpeter most associated with swing. He began with Paul Whiteman in 1928 and was active throughout the 1930s playing with several major bands of the era including the Dorseys and Benny Goodman. In 1937 he moved to California and worked with Frank Trumbauer's orchestra, and in early 1940 he appears on Artie Shaw And His Orchestra recordings. He also did soundtracks and played trumpet for the film From Here to Eternity, but was uncredited. He worked with musicians associated with "West Coast jazz" in the 1950s. During the early 60s he appeared on several Dean Martin recordings. He played piccolo trumpet on Hugo Montenegro's hit version of the main theme to the 1966 film, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

Klein was regarded as one of the most proficient trumpet players of his, or any generation. In addition to being a brilliant technician, Klein possessed an uncanny ability to mimic the styles of many other prominent trumpeters, namely Bunny Berigan and Ziggy Elman.

Marcinkiewicz Bobby Shew #1½ Model Signature Trumpet Mouthpiece Model --- E9.1
$56.99
medium-round rim and a cup comparable to a Giardinelli 10S
In 1964 Bobby Shew became a member of the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. After his stint with Dorsey, Bobby was asked to play with Woody Herman's band upon Bill Chase's recommendation, after which he spent some time playing for Della Reese and Buddy Rich. Bobby was widely known for his strong lead playing; in 1972 he decided to make a move to the Los Angeles area in order to get reinvolved in developing as a jazz player. He landed a lot of studio work and many jazz gigs, working with Bill Holman, Louie Bellson, Maynard Ferguson, and a sustained period with the Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin big band. In the 80's, Shew's playing was mostly in small groups, as both sideman and leader. Shew has also recorded many of his own albums. Several of these received very high accolades. Shew has become one of the jazz community's most in-demand clinicians and concert soloists. Bobby is well known for his fiery bebop trumpet and for over three decades has performed and recorded with the elite of the jazz world.

Marcinkiewicz Rick Braun Signature Trumpet Mouthpiece --- Model E9.3
$56.99
medium-round rim and a cup comparable to a Giardinelli 10
Rick Braun (1955-) is a smooth jazz trumpet player. Before embarking on a solo career, Braun got his start by playing in several bands, including guitarist Jeff Golub's Avenue Blue. He also collaborated with saxophonist Boney James on a remake of the Hugh Masekela's "Grazin' in the Grass." In addition to his solo career, Braun plays in the band BWB, with saxophonist Kirk Whalum and guitarist Norman Brown. In 2005, he and saxophonist Richard Elliot co-founded ARTizen Music Group.

Marcinkiewicz Bob Findley Signature Trumpet Mouthpiece --- Model E10
$56.99
medium-flat rim and a cup comparable to a Purviance 4*3
Bob Findley got a very early start in jazz and was sitting in with the likes of Ornette Coleman and Yusef Lateef while still in high school. After graduating, he worked his way west playing the jazz chair in the Tommy Dorsey Band. Bob finally settled in Los Angeles. He is a prolific performer in film soundtracks; to his credit is the solo playing in Lush Life and The Majestic, among hundreds of other films and television shows. He has performed in the bands of Doc Severinsen, Tommy Dorsey, and Glenn Miller, and with solo artists through a wide range of genres from Tony Bennett and Sarah Vaughn to Rick Springfield and Julio Iglesias.

Marcinkiewicz Bobby Shew #1¼ Model Signature Trumpet Mouthpiece --- Model E10.3
$56.99
medium-round rim and a cup comparable to a Giardinelli 10S
In 1964 Bobby Shew became a member of the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. After his stint with Dorsey, Bobby was asked to play with Woody Herman's band upon Bill Chase's recommendation, after which he spent some time playing for Della Reese and Buddy Rich. Bobby was widely known for his strong lead playing; in 1972 he decided to make a move to the Los Angeles area in order to get reinvolved in developing as a jazz player. He landed a lot of studio work and many jazz gigs, working with Bill Holman, Louie Bellson, Maynard Ferguson, and a sustained period with the Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin big band. In the 80's, Shew's playing was mostly in small groups, as both sideman and leader. Shew has also recorded many of his own albums. Several of these received very high accolades. Shew has become one of the jazz community's most in-demand clinicians and concert soloists. Bobby is well known for his fiery bebop trumpet and for over three decades has performed and recorded with the elite of the jazz world.

Marcinkiewicz Jeff Tyzik Signature Trumpet Mouthpiece --- Model E11
$56.99
medium-round rim and a cup comparable to a Bach 10½C
While at Eastman, Tyzik met Rochesterian Chuck Mangione, who was teaching at the school at the time. Tyzik worked with Mangione between 1973 and 1980. During this time, Tyzik also began a long collaboration with Doc Severinsen. Tyzik recorded six albums as a solo trumpeter between 1981 and 1990, appearing on Capitol Records, Polydor Records (PolyGram), and Amherst Records. Tyzik is currently principal Pops conductor of the Rochester Philharmonic.

Marcinkiewicz Allen Vizzutti Signature Trumpet Mouthpiece --- Model E12
$56.99
medium-round rim and a cup comparable to a Bach 10½C
At age 16, Vizzutti won the concerto competition and was awarded first chair in the World Youth Symphony Orchestra at Interlochen, Michigan. He earned a B.M., M.M. and a Performer's Certificate, and the only Artist's Diploma ever awarded to a wind player from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. Allen Vizzutti has performed with an array of artists and ensembles including Chick Corea, Doc Severinsen, The NBC Tonight Show Band, the Airmen of Note, the Army Blues, Chuck Mangione, Woody Herman, Japan's NHK Symphony Orchestra and the Kosei Wind Orchestra. Performing as a classical and jazz artist, he has appeared as a guest soloist with symphony orchestras in Tokyo, Germany, St. Louis, Syracuse, Honolulu, Milwaukee and Phoenix, to name a few. Vizzutti is professor of trumpet at the University of Washington School of Music. The Allen Vizzutti Trumpet Method, published by Alfred Music, has become a standard work for trumpet study throughout the world.

Marcinkiewicz Mike Vax #1 Model Signature Trumpet Mouthpiece --- Model E12.2
$56.99
medium-flat rim with a cup comparable to a Schilke 13A4a
Mike Vax is a product of the City of Oakland and the Oakland Public Schools, having graduated from Oakland High School in 1960. He has led a big band off and on since his days at College of the Pacific over 35 years ago. A few of his credits include being first trumpet, soloist and road manager of the Stan Kenton Orchestra, as well as being co-leader while Mr. Kenton was recovering from surgery; leading the Dukes of Dixieland in New Orleans; producing and/or music directing for over 25 jazz festivals; and performing workshops for more than 1000 high schools, colleges and universities all over the world.

"I have known Joe Marcinkiewicz since we went through Navy Boot Camp together in the mid 1960's. We also played on Stan Kenton's Orchestra together in the 1970's. Not only is Joe a fine musician, but he is truly one of the geniuses in the world today, with his knowledge of brass instruments and mouthpieces. After a recent problem with oral surgery, I put my mouthpiece selection into his hands, and he again made me a mouthpiece that does EVERYTHING that I need it to do. Thanks Joe, for all your support, through our friendship of over 40 years. "
-Mike Vax

Marcinkiewicz Chuck Findley Signature Trumpet Mouthpiece --- Model E13
$56.99
medium-flat rim and a cup comparable to a Purviance 4*3
A graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music, Findley's first professional work was with the Jimmy Dorsey Big Band before joining the Buddy Rich Band on a world tour. In 1989 he joined the Tonight Show Band on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, led by Doc Severinson. He was also a member of the band on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno from 1994 to 2001.A regular collaborator on recordings by artists such as B. B. King and Steely Dan, he has also played and/or recorded with Miles Davis, Stanley Turrentine, Toto, Pat Boone, Christopher Cross, Jaco Pastorius, among many others.

Marcinkiewicz Bobby Shew #1 Model Signature Trumpet Mouthpiece --- Model E14
$56.99
medium-round rim and a cup comparable to a Giardinelli 10S
In 1964 Bobby Shew became a member of the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. After his stint with Dorsey, Bobby was asked to play with Woody Herman's band upon Bill Chase's recommendation, after which he spent some time playing for Della Reese and Buddy Rich. Bobby was widely known for his strong lead playing; in 1972 he decided to make a move to the Los Angeles area in order to get reinvolved in developing as a jazz player. He landed a lot of studio work and many jazz gigs, working with Bill Holman, Louie Bellson, Maynard Ferguson, and a sustained period with the Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin big band. In the 80's, Shew's playing was mostly in small groups, as both sideman and leader. Shew has also recorded many of his own albums. Several of these received very high accolades. Shew has become one of the jazz community's most in-demand clinicians and concert soloists. Bobby is well known for his fiery bebop trumpet and for over three decades has performed and recorded with the elite of the jazz world.

Marcinkiewicz John Rinaldo Signature Trumpet Mouthpiece --- Model E15
$56.99
medium-round rim and a cup comparable to a Bach 10½C
John Rinaldo spearheaded a very fertile and successful high school jazz program at Eagle Rock High School in Los Angeles during the 60s and 70s. Rinaldo's jazz program produced such great musicians as drummers Carlos Vega and Sam Wiley, bassists Scott Colley and David Stone, guitarist Larry Koonse, saxophonists Doug Rinaldo, Brian Mitchell, and Gary Hypes, trombonists Arturo Velasco and Luis Bonilla, pianist Guy Steiner, and trumpeters Bobby Muzingo and Buddy Gordon.

Marcinkiewicz Pete Candoli Signature Trumpet Mouthpiece --- Model E16
$56.99
wide, round rim and a cup smaller than a Schilke 13A4a
Pete Candoli (1923–2008), born Walter Joseph Candoli, was an American swing and West Coast jazz trumpeter. He played with the big bands of Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, and many others, and worked extensively in the studios of the recording and television industries. Pete was inducted into The International Jazz Hall of Fame in 1997, uttering his popular catch phrase "CAZAM BEBOP". It was at this time that his good friend Jaroo shouted the phrase out loud as well. Look magazine named him one of the seven all-time outstanding jazz trumpet players --- the others being Louis Armstrong, Bix Biederbecke, Harry James, Bunny Berigan, Dizzy Gillespie and Bobby Hackett.

Marcinkiewicz Eric Miyashiro Signature Trumpet Mouthpiece --- Model E18
$56.99
medium-flat rim and a cup comparable to a Schilke 13A4a
Eric Miyashiro taught himself the fundamentals by playing along with Maynard records. No one told him high notes were difficult, and by his second year he was playing high G's. Eric Joined the Buddy Rich band in December 1983. After Buddy passed, Eric took over Roger Ingram’s seat with Woody Herman, and is currently one of the top call studio musicians in Japan, playing many genres of music, including classical, jazz, and rock. He is also a highly sought after clinician and international performing artist, and leads his own EMBand.