John Blevins - Matterhorn (2014)

"With an aesthetic grounded in jazz but heavily informed by current trends in rock and funk, John Blevins' music feels relevant. He clearly has his finger on the pulse of the newest trends in jazz but stays very honest and true to his own compelling voice as a trumpet player and composer." - Alan Ferber, GRAMMY nominated Trombonist and Composer.

Born in Michigan, raised in Indiana, and now at home in New York City, trumpeter and composer John Blevins has performed and/or recorded with Matterhorn, Line of Sight, Wing Walker Orchestra, Drew Williams Nonet, Cerebral People Project, Festival of New Trumpet Music, Trumpet City, Out of Your Head Brooklyn, iconiQ: The Soundtrack Orchestra, Noah & the MegaFauna, Spirit Animal, Morningsiders, Atomic Funk Project, Brooks Frederickson, Leave a Lasting Mark, and Actionplay among others.

John's latest original project, MATTERHORN, released its debut album on pfMENTUM records in November 2015. Line of Sight's 2012 album Observant Bystander features nine of John's original compositions for jazz quintet. John is a producer for Wing Walker Music and curates the Music for Wing Walkers concert series.

After earning Bachelor of Music degrees from Indiana University in Trumpet Performance and Jazz Studies in 2009, John moved to Brooklyn, New York. John earned his Master of Music degree in Jazz Performance at New York University in 2013, where he taught as an adjunct guitar and trumpet instructor and interned at Saturday Night Live under music director Lenny Pickett. While at NYU John studied and performed with Ralph Alessi, Alan Ferber, Kenny Werner, and Brad Shepik among others. John has also studied with Laurie Frink, Joey Tartell, Akira Murotani, Kevin Christenson, and Tony Strebig.