Born and raised in
Ithaca, NY, Horton studied at Berklee College
of Music, Ithaca College of Music and The
New School for Jazz Studies. He lived and
worked in New York City from 1990-2003.
He performed with various internationally
known artists at theaters and concert halls
around the country including Town Hall,
Carnegie Hall. The Fillmore, Great American
Music Hall, Billboard Live and many others.
He has produced recordings for many artists
in various genres.
Currently
living in Philadelphia, Horton works as
a composer, producer, engineer, bandleader
and freelance trumpet/flugelhorn player.
Recent performance credits include working
with Camerounian star Richard Bona. Recent
production credits include two full length
albums for the Jazz fusion group Rented
Mule. Recent composer credits include the
original score for the award winning documentary
film The Axe In The Attic, by Ed Pincus
and Lucia Small, which premiered at the
New York Film Festival. Horton also produced
and scored his own short documentary film
entitled Filthadelphia, in 2009..
An abbreviated list of artists Horton has
performed, recorded with or in some other
musical way collaborated with:
Ani Difranco • The Spin Doctors •
Aaron Neville • Buddy Miles •
Ivan Neville • Norah Jones •
Joan Osborne • Richard Bona •
Hiram Bullock • Tabou Combo •
Winston Grennan • Bob Dorough •
Chris Barron • John Popper •
Gail Winters • Kathryn Russell •
Deanna Kirk • Martha Redbone •
Tal Cual Es • John Moran • Maceo
Parker • Arnie Lawrence • Richie
Cole • Billy Bang • Michael
Urbaniak • Herman Foster • Adam
Holzman • Giacomo Aula • Hilliard
Greene • Matthew Garrison •
Stomu Takeishi • Kim Clark •
David Gilmore • David Tronzo •
Vernon Reed • Vic Juris • Ronny
Jordan • Ryo Kawasaki • Steve
Smithie • Aaron Comess • Bernard
Purdie • Rashied Ali • Victor
Jones • Rodney Holmes • Dennis
Davis • Graham Hawthorne • Calvin
Weston • Badal Roy • Gerardo
Valez • Cumba Sidibe • Sekouba
Kandia Kouyate • Abdullay Diabate
• Famoro Diabate • Abu Sylla
• Sery Simplice • Luckson Padaud
• Azahouni Adou • Andre-Marie
Tala • Francis M’Bappe •
JoJo Kuo • Martin Atangana •
Andre Manga • Mamadou Ba
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