Randy Sandke is one of the top swing-oriented trumpet players in jazz. With more than 20 albums as a leader, he also has performed with Michael Brecker, Benny Goodman, Kenny Barron, Bill Charlap, Mel Tormé, Jon Hendricks, Rosemary Clooney, Cab Calloway, Art Garfunkel, Dr. John, Sting, Elton John, Billy Joel, Bette Midler, James Taylor, Chaka Khan, George Wein & the Newport All-Stars and Joe Williams. Mr. Sandke can be heard on the soundtracks of "The Cotton Club," "Brighton Beach Memories," "American Splendor" and five Woody Allen movies. As a composer, he has received two grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, and has had pieces performed at Carnegie Hall, the 92nd St. YMHA, the Greenwich House and Lincoln Center. His book, Harmony for a New Millennium, details a method of exploring non-tonal harmony in the contexts of composition and improvisation.