Grammy Award-winning, multi-genre trumpeter and composer Charlie Porter first cut his teeth on the New York jazz scene in the late ’90s, while simultaneously studying classical trumpet performance at The Juilliard School under the tutelage of famed trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis.
Charlie has toured the world as a side-man and band-leader in jazz and also as a classical soloist and chamber/orchestral musician, performing and recording with many notable musicians and groups over the last twenty-five years. He was also a long-standing member of the grammy-nominated electro-acoustic Absolute Ensemble, directed by Kristjan Jarvi. Charlie’s recent collaboration on opera star Joyce DiDonato’s crossover album “Songplay” earned him a Grammy Award for 2019.
Porter holds degrees from The Juilliard School and Manhattan School of music in jazz and classical performance. He was also a Fulbright Scholar at the Paris Conservatory. Among many awards to his credit, Charlie was the first trumpeter to win 1st place in both the classical and jazz divisions of the National Trumpet Competition. As a composer, he has been commissioned by Chamber Music America and the Doris Duke Foundation.
Charlie is also very active as an educator and teaches masterclasses nationally and internationally, as well as having garnered a well-known presence on online platforms like YouTube for his unique approach to trumpet pedagogy.