Jamie Hood
Conductor
A native of Ayrshire, Scotland, Jamie started cornet lessons with his father James Hood at the age of four. He then started to play in the local Salvation Army Band when he was seven. In 1992 Jamie moved with his family to Alsace, France where he was influenced by Marc Ullrich (solo trumpet Basel Symphony Orchestra), Dr. Edward Tarr and Niklas Eklund (International Baroque trumpet soloist).
In 1999 Jamie left France and studied for two years at The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama with Nigel Boddice MBE and Dr. Roger Webster. Jamie then returned to Alsace and studied for two years in Freiburg, Germany with Anthony Plog before studying with French Master Trumpet teacher Mr. Pierre Thibaud in Paris. During his years of study with Mr. Thibaud Jamie was influenced by many of Thibaud’s former students including Mathias Persson (solo trumpet Monte Carlo Philharmonique), Jean-Christophe Haas (solo trumpet Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice) and Hakan Hardengerber (International Trumpet Soloist). In 2006 Jamie studied with Prof David King in Manchester, UK.
In 2004 Jamie started working with Besson as a cornet artist and clinician giving recitals all over Europe as well as working for Besson as a brass band trainer and conductor having played with some of the best brass bands in the world including Grimethorpe Colliery, The Kirkintilloch Band, Scottish Coop and Brass Band Willebroek to name a few.
On December 1st 2006 Jamie immigrated to the USA where he took up the position of Performing Arts Director of The Performing Arts Academy for The Salvation Army in Houston, Texas. During his time in Houston Jamie worked as a freelance trumpet/cornet player playing with The Houston Grand Opera and was a private trumpet teacher for the local High Schools.
Jamie is now the Divisional Music Director for The Salvation Army in North and South Carolina where he continues to develop brass and vocal training within The Salvation Army as well as teach and play professionally all over the East Coast.
Jamie Hood is a Besson performing artist.