Jazz show

Austin Ford Quintet at Five Spot Jazz

When

Thursday, June 4 at 12:00 AM UTC

Venue

Five Spot Jazz

New York, New York

Artists

Austin Ford, Patrick Hill, Tommaso Perazzo, Guillermo Lopez, Marcello Cardillo

About

Austin Ford is a Jazz trumpet player from Portland, Oregon currently based in New York City. In 2017, he moved to Denton, Texas where he got his undergrad from the University of North Texas. While there, he was a two-year member, arranger, and composer for the Grammy-nominated One O’Clock Lab Band. He has had the opportunity to perform with world-renowned artists such as Maria Schneider, Gary Smulyan, Regina Carter, Tom Harrell, and Jason “JT” Thomas of Snarky Puppy. In Texas, Austin also recorded his debut album “Launchpad”. It is available on all streaming platforms as well as here on this website. Austin now holds a master’s degree from the Manhattan School of Music where he studied under the tutelage of Ingrid Jensen, Jon Faddis, Scott Wendholt, and others. He regularly performs around the city at various venues such as Jazz at Lincoln Center, Birdland, and on Broadway at the musical “Just in Time”. In the past few years, Austin has received several prestigious accolades. Most notably, he is the winner of the 2025 ITG Carmine Caruso International Trumpet Competition. He also placed second in the 2021 ITG Ryan Anthony Memorial Trumpet Competition, and won the 2021 U.S. Army Blues solo competition.

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