Claire Mariani is the trumpet player for The Dogz. She has been playing trumpet for 7 years, although her musical career started much earlier. She began playing piano when she was 5. She played for two years, then stopped. In the summer before 5th grade, she started taking trumpet lessons. When school band started during the school year, she signed up for trumpet with a slight head start. She also played french horn for a brief period in 6th grade, but switched back to trumpet because in general, trumpets get more melody parts in orchestra music than french horns. She has been playing trumpet ever since, for 6 years, and has become very good at it. Claire also does vocals on three of our songs.

Claire's trumpet is a silver Bach Stradivarius. She got it from Dillon's Music Store.

Outside of band, Claire enjoys swimming. She has been swimming since she was 5, all year round. She had to stop swimming during the past winter season for a broken wrist. This might have stopped her swimming but it didn't stop her trumpet playing. In fact, she played trumpet for First Night Montclair with a broken wrist! After her wrist healed, she got back into swimming. She also tried water polo for the first time this spring sports season. Claire is not sure what she wants to do when she grows up, but she wants to continue with her musical career.

The picture above is from our third road trip. Claire is playing her silver Bach Stradivarius trumpet.

Claire Mariani - Trumpet and Flugelhorn

The Dogz  Community Service Jazz Band