Mark Armstrong (born 5 November 1972) is a British jazz trumpeter, musical director, composer, arranger, and educator.
[2] At the age of five he moved to Amersham[1] and attended Dr Challoner's Grammar School,[3] playing with the Aylesbury Music Centre Dance Band and Buckinghamshire County Youth Orchestra.
He has also performed in a wide range of commercial settings, including the London Sinfonietta, with The Four Tops, and on film and TV soundtracks.
[6] Armstrong was nominated in the best trumpet category of the 2007 Ronnie Scott Jazz Awards,[2] and won the BBC Big Band Competition arranging prize.[when?
][citation needed] As of 2024[update], Armstrong lives in Blackheath, south-east London, with his wife, conductor Elinor Corp, and their three children.