Sergeant First Class Barry Cooper joined the West Point Band in 2013. As a student, he journeyed to New York City to study under jazz maestro Benny Powell at the New School University. Later, he performed regularly with the Duke Ellington Orchestra and the Chico O’Farrill Afro-Cuban Orchestra. Jazz legend Clark Terry invited him to join The Young Titans of Jazz and record in Bern, Switzerland, and New York City. While touring with Terry, Sgt. 1st Class Cooper met the Count Basie Orchestra and was invited to join. Since then, he has performed in prestigious concert halls worldwide, including Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and Bunkyo Civic Hall. His has collaborated with Tony Bennett, Nancy Wilson, Dianne Reeves, Liz Wright, Dianne Schuur, Manhattan Transfer, New York Voices, Jon Hendricks, and the Charles Tolliver Orchestra, among others.
