MEET THE ARTIST

Ryan DeWeese

Los Angeles trumpeter, recording artist, educator and leader of the RAD Jazz Orchestra. Ryan DeWeese connects the precision of the studio with the energy of a jazz orchestra onstage.

One trumpet can tell a story. A whole orchestra can carry it across the room. Ryan’s work invites you to listen for both: the individual voice and the musicians moving together around it.

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WHY YOU SHOULD KNOW THEM

Five ways into Ryan’s world.

THE BAND IS HIS OWN

A voice with an orchestra around it.

RAD is the place to hear Ryan’s identity as a bandleader. Begin with the 2024 album, then follow the orchestra into the JAX archive.

BEHIND THE RECORD

You may already know the sound.

His recording credits include Michael Bublé’s love and Higher, and Idina Menzel’s Christmas: A Season of Love.

THE WORKING MUSICIAN

A musician in more than one setting.

The distance between a recording session and a live jazz orchestra is part of what makes this profile worth exploring. Hear the band, then follow the credits.

THE EDUCATOR

The next player matters, too.

His teaching spans individual brass technique and improvisation through work with school ensembles.

THE JAX CONNECTION

Two earlier nights. A continuing story.

Watch the June 4, 2024 and April 24, 2025 performances, then join the October 29, 2026 birthday concert.

THE STORY

The player. The leader. The room.

Ryan DeWeese speaking between pieces at Campus JAX, April 24, 2025

Ryan’s musical life has taken him from study in New York to the recording rooms and bandstands of Southern California. The trumpet is his point of entry, but the larger picture includes playing, leading and teaching. His RAD Jazz Orchestra gives that larger picture a sound of its own. Recorded in January 2023 and released in March 2024, the ensemble’s first album established a place to hear the group beyond a single concert. At Campus JAX, that recorded identity meets the immediacy of the room. The June 4, 2024 and April 24, 2025 broadcasts offer two visits to return to; the photographs on this page come from those performances. The October 29, 2026 birthday concert continues the JAX connection. No. 019-A preserves the April 24, 2025 performance as its own collectible chapter.

CAREER & COLLABORATIONS

Precision, swing and the company he keeps.

His official credits connect large-ensemble jazz with commercial recording.

LARGE-ENSEMBLE JAZZ

Big Phat Band · MONK’estra · Tom Kubis

His performance history includes Gordon Goodwin, John Beasley and Tom Kubis ensembles.

Explore the performance credits →

RECORDING ARTIST

The studio side of the trumpet.

Alongside the Bublé and Menzel albums, his credits extend to screen work including Bullet Train.

Read Ryan’s official biography →

RECORDINGS & MEDIA

Start with the orchestra. Stay for the music.

MARCH 1, 2024 · EIGHT TRACKS

Ryan DeWeese and his RAD Jazz Orchestra

The ensemble’s first album runs approximately 48 minutes. It gives the band’s musical identity a home beyond the live room.

Listen to the album →

FROM THE ARTIST

The project behind the record.

Ryan’s project page places the January 2023 sessions in the orchestra’s recording history.

Explore the RAD project →

THE JAX ARCHIVE

Hear the band in the room.

The April 24, 2025 concert is the source performance for JAX Momento 019-A. The full public broadcast offers the wider setting.

Watch the April 24 performance →

EDUCATION & TEACHING

From the practice room to the whole ensemble.

Playing and teaching share a central question: how do you help the next phrase become clearer?

Ryan DeWeese speaking to the audience at Campus JAX on June 4, 2024; archival performance photograph

TRUMPET · IMPROVISATION · ARRANGING

Work with Ryan.

Private instruction and school-ensemble clinics connect individual development to making music together. Contact Ryan through his official site for current availability.

Explore lessons and clinics →

NEW YORK TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Training that became a teaching practice.

He studied at Manhattan School of Music on scholarship and earned his master’s at CSU Long Beach, where he directed combos and the Jazz Lab Band.

Read his educational background →

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

A foundation recognized.

MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC

William H. Borden Jazz Award

Ryan’s official biography identifies this recognition from his time at the school.

Read the original biography →

JAX MOMENTOS

Performances you can keep.

COLLECTIBLE · No. 019-A

Ryan DeWeese

April 24, 2025 · JAX Hideaway

View Momento →

LIVE AT JAX

The Room Comes Alive.

START HERE · LIVE PERFORMANCE · FEATURED ARTIST · Apr 24, 2025

Ryan DeWeese and His RAD Jazz Orchestra — April 24, 2025

Ryan DeWeese leads his RAD Jazz Orchestra at Campus JAX on April 24, 2025. This is the full archive performance behind JAX Momento 019-A, distinct from the October 29, 2026 birthday broadcast.

JAX HISTORY

Ryan DeWeese at Campus JAX

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

BE IN THE ROOM

Next at Campus JAX

● LIVE

Oct 29, 6:30 PM

Ryan DeWeese and His Rad Jazz Orchestra

A Big Band Birthday Celebration