Brandon Choi (he/him) is undoubtedly one of New York’s most unique modern brass voices. Holding a diverse accumulation of accolades that range from wins in the trumpet competition circuit, to collaborations with jazz luminaries such as Miguel Zenon, Ethan Iverson, and Ingrid Jensen, he performs in the illustrius NYC jazz community, in classical ensembles, maqam, chamber music, and modern improvised music. Brandon’s brief participation in trumpet competitions saw wins at the International Trumpet Guild jazz improvisation competition (1st place, 2019), the World Trumpet Society jazz competition (1st place, 2020), and the Carmine Caruso jazz trumpet competition (finalist, 2021). Bran holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music (BM 2016) and Manhattan School of Music (MM 2022).