Lewis Michael Soloff[1] (February 20, 1944 – March 8, 2015)[2] was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and actor.

[4] Soloff was a regular member and sub-leader of Gil Evans' Monday Night Orchestra beginning in 1983, gaining him experience as a band leader.

He was among a handful of trumpeters capable of playing demanding lead trumpet parts while also contributing improvisational solos and of playing baroque, classical, and later orchestral and chamber music styles, which made him an in-demand session player for commercials and soundtracks.

[citation needed] Soloff died in 2015, at the age of 71, after suffering a heart attack in New York City.

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