Dan Fornero , trumpet

Born: April 3, 1959 in Kenosha, Wisconsin

Founding member: The Vine Street Horns

Performances & recordings with: Phil Collins, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Neil Diamond, Usher, Brian Setzer, Beyonce’, Jessica Simpson, Alicia Keys, Alejandro Sanz, Robben Ford, Johnny Hallyday, Tom Jones, Barry White, Michael Bolton, Whitney Houston, Kanye West, Chaka Khan, Quincy Jones, Gordon Goodwin, Andrae Crouch, Lamont Dozier, Barry Manilow, Gladys Knight, Four Tops, Tito Puente, James Brown, Woody Herman, Lionel Richie, Linda Ronstadt, Lyle Lovett, David Foster, Frankie Valli, Temptations, Celia Cruz, Dan Fogelberg, Sheila E., Billy Preston, Lou Rawls, Michael McDonald, Simone, Bernadette Peters, Earth Wind & Fire, Les Hooper, Julio Iglesias, Smokey Robinson, Tony Bennett, Marisela, Doobie Brothers, Grand Funk Railroad, Juan Gabriel, Sam Moore, Canned Heat, Dramatics, Ray Charles, Poncho Sanchez, Brian Adams, Ellis Hall, Johnny Mathis, Natalie Cole, Patty LaBelle, Brian Wilson, Brian McKnight, Mel Torme, Jack M& The Heart Attack, Liza Minelli, others. 

Worldwide performances: Phil Collins, Neil Diamond, Tom Jones, Johnny Hallyday, Brian Setzer, Woody Herman

Film, television and theatre: Batman Returns, The Player, The Mask, Evolution, Head Of State, Bad Santa, The Whole Ten Yards, Polar Express, Robots, Home Improvement, The Simpsons, American Idol, Boston Legal, Jerome Robbins Broadway, City Of Angels, Chicago, plus television appearances with Jay Leno, David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, Rosie O’Donnell, Larry King, Dennis Miller, Arsenio Hall, and Jon Stewart

Education:  North Texas State University, 1977-1981