This episode of The Other Side of the Bell, featuring trumpet performer and recording artist Dave Adewumi, is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass. This episode also appears as a video episode on our YouTube channel, you can find it here: "Dave Adewumi trumpet interview"

About Dave Adewumi:

Dave Adewumi is a trumpet player and composer recognized as one of the leading new voices in jazz.

A graduate of the New England Conservatory and The Juilliard School, he went on to win 1st place at the 2019 Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Competition, the 2024 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award and Gregory Morris Composing Fellowship, and in 2025 received the NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship.

Adewumi has been voted a "Rising Star" in the DownBeat Critics Poll and has performed on some of the world's most celebrated stages, including Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, and has appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

His collaborations span a wide spectrum of artists, from Harry Connick Jr., Raye and Busta Rhymes, to Mary Halvorson, Jason Moran, Ingrid Laubrock and Dave Douglas.

Episode Links:

• Dave Adewumi website: daveadewumimusic.com
• Dave on Instagram (@str8outdawumi)
• Altus Band on Instagram (@altus.band)
• Altus Band website: altus.band

Upcoming Events:

• Greg Black Mouthpieces, November 7 & 8
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Podcast Credits:

• "A Room with a View" - composed and performed by Howie Shear
• Podcast Host - John Snell
• Cover Photo Credit - Dave Adewumi
• Audio Engineer - Ted Cragg