Justin

Justin is an alumnus of the Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society’s jazz education programs and one of the finest high-school jazz programs in the nation. Playing a variety of jazz styles, he has toured New York, Japan, Puerto Rico, China, and Brazil. On the festival circuit, Justin has filled in on trumpet for many well known groups such as the High Sierra Jazz Band, Creole Syncopators, Royal Society Jazz Orch., Cell Block 7, Jonathan Stout, Michael Gamble, and Cornet Chop Suey. He has also appeared as a guest with numerous festival favorites. While living in San Luis Obispo, he served as co-director of the official youth band of the Basin Street Regulars Jazz Society in Pismo Beach, and has worked as a clinician with student musicians at the Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival. Justin currently plays at jazz festivals all over the nation with The Crescent Katz and The Au Brothers Jazz Band, and can be heard regularly with various groups such as The Crescent Katz, Hot City, Harley White Jr. Orchestra, The West End Stompers, Hot City, Element Brass Band, City of Trees Brass Band, Peter Petty, and the Cunha Big Band. He also co-directs two middle school trad jazz youth bands in the Sacramento area​, as well as the Sacramento Youth Band jazz ensembles​

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