MEET THE ARTIST

Jeff Jarvis

Trumpeter heard at Campus JAX with the Chad Willis Jazz Orchestra and The BBB Featuring Bernie Dresel.

Jarvis's two JAX appearances invite a close listen to the discipline behind a trumpet section: blend, articulation, time and the ability to change character with the writing.

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WHY YOU SHOULD KNOW THEM

Two orchestras, two jobs for the section.

CHAD WILLIS

Frame the featured voice.

The June 2026 broadcast places Jarvis in a jazz orchestra built around Crystal Lewis's vocal presence.

THE BBB

Join a drummer-led engine.

The October 2026 performance puts him inside The BBB's intricate, rhythm-forward writing.

THE COMPARISON

The second appearance reframes the first.

Together, the broadcasts reveal adaptability rather than a one-night personnel credit.

THE STORY

What a section player makes possible.

Jeff Jarvis enters the JAX archive through two large ensembles with different identities. With the Chad Willis Jazz Orchestra, he is part of a band framing Crystal Lewis's voice; with The BBB, he joins a brass section built around intricate contemporary writing and a hard rhythmic edge. That contrast gives the profile its center. Big-band playing is collective craft: blend, time, articulation and the ability to change character with the chart. Jarvis's two documented JAX appearances place those skills in adjacent but meaningfully different settings. The June 2026 Chad Willis broadcast and the October 2026 BBB performance should be heard together. One reveals how a trumpet section supports a featured singer; the other puts the same instrument inside an orchestra driven from the drum chair.

LIVE AT JAX

The Room Comes Alive.

START HERE · LIVE PERFORMANCE · CAMPUS JAX APPEARANCE · Oct 4, 2026

The BBB Featuring Bernie Dresel — Live from Campus JAX

JAX HISTORY

Jeff Jarvis at Campus JAX

A selective history of live performances and appearances, preserved across visits to the room.

FROM THE ARCHIVE

Previous JAX moments

REPLAY · Oct 4, 6:30 PM

The BBB Featuring Bernie Dresel

Blistering big band jazz with rockabilly fire