As a recording artist, Jon can be heard on Centaur Records releases “Tapesty-Music of Baroque Masters” and “Shepherd’s Hey” with the Paramount Brass, as well as on two Summit Records releases which feature both Philip Smith and Joseph Alessi of the New York Philharmonic. He can also be heard on the Biss and Naxos labels performing the world’s greatest symphonic repertoire. Furthermore, Jon can be heard as principal trumpet on the soundtrack to Peter Jackson’s ‘The Hobbit 2: The Desolation of Smaug’ which was released in December of 2013.
Active also both as an arranger and composer, Jon has arranged and composed works for both piano and brass quintet, many of which have been recorded by the Paramount Brass.
Fluent in virtually every musical genre, Jon has performed and recorded with the acclaimed Albuquerque-based ska band Danny Winn and the Earthlings and can be heard on the soundtrack for the award-winning film “Sicko” by Michael Moore. For the decade previous to his pursuit of a symphonic career, Jon was touring extensively throughout the United States and Japan with the Paramount Brass Quintet; an award winning chamber ensemble of which he is both the founder and solo trumpet. The Paramount Brass quickly became one of the most prominent brass ensembles in North America, performing an average of 125 concerts a season as well as conducting teaching residencies at major colleges and universities worldwide.
Away from the trumpet, Jon enjoys golf, photography, boating, everything electronic, and fast motorcycles.
Jon is a trumpet artist and clinician for Conn-Selmer and performs on Bach Stradivarius piston trumpets. He is also proud to be a clinician for B&S Scherzer and plays Scherzer rotary valve trumpets exclusively.
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