THE MILES DAVIS KIND OF BLUE TRUMPET COMPETITION

A2 Jazz Fest, Jazz Ascona, and the Blue LLama Jazz Club are proud to highlight our partnership with the Miles Davis Moon & Stars Trumpet for The Kind Of Blue Competition for the 2024 festival season. Trumpeters of all ages and skill levels are invited to submit an audition video for a chance to win a chance to play the Miles Davis Moon & Stars Trumpet on stage with the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra directed by Adonis Rose! 

How to enter:

1. Record your audition. Videos should be 60-90 seconds in length. Half of the video should include a performance of Kind Of Blue played on trumpet and the other half should include a short trumpet improvisation.

2. Videos should be uploaded to YouTube and sent in to the google form via YouTube links.

3. Post your audition on a Facebook & Instagram story and tag @jazzascona

Submissions open through June 15th, 2024

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Miles owned and performed on a gilt-decorated blue-lacquered ‘Martin Committee’ Trumpet in B Flat, Model T3460, made by the Martin Company, circa 1980. Miles enjoyed the Martin Company’s 'Committee' trumpets so much that they continued to make custom versions for him even when they briefly paused production. When Miles came out of a five-year performing hiatus, he commissioned three new trumpets, and jazz trumpeter and technician Larry Ramirez was assigned to the project due to his deep understanding of Miles's requirements. Ramirez crafted red, black, and blue trumpets with a gilt moon and stars decoration. Larry personally delivered one to Miles just before a major Denver performance, where Miles tested it while pushing the bell into Ramirez’s belly to avoid waking his wife, Cicely Tyson. This became a cherished story that Ramirez often shared. Don Hicks, owner of the Blue LLama Jazz Club, won an auction on October 29, 2019 for one of the three trumpets Miles Davis commissioned. "What (Miles Davis) did by continuing to innovate his whole life, he was always pushing the bounds. It doesn't matter if you are a musician, a business person or both, never giving up and always pushing yourself, I mean, how is that not inspiring?"— Don Hicks