Victor Garcia

Grammy-nominated Victor Garcia is a musical force to be reckoned with Examiner.coms Neil Tesser calls him one of the most exciting young musicians. Chicago Tribunes Howard Reich says that he stands out as an ebullient soloist offering a formidable technique and a radiantly polished tone.JazzChicago.nets Brad Walseth regards him as a young lion trumpeter. Hes as versatile as he is creative. His trumpet talent heralds his international acclaim. He sings, plays percussion, and his songwriting, arrangements and charts have led him to professorial positions at Roosevelt University, Loyola University and the University of Illinois in Chicago. The lineup of greats hes performed with speaks for itself: Aretha Franklin, Arturo Sandoval, Spoon, Monty Alexander, Wynton Marsalis, Victor Manuelle, Nicholas Payton, La India, the Temptations, Steve Turre, BeBe Winans, Tito Puente, Jr., Paquito dRivera, Christian McBride, Randy Brecker, Branford Marsalis, The Isley Brothers, and Dr. John. He released his debut album, The Grind/The Groove, in 2018 and hes recorded on dozens of other albums, three of them Grammy-nominated.