ASB featured guest artist at the February 19, 2017 concert, Tito Carrillo is the long-time "First Call" jazz trumpet recording artist in Chicago. He is a trumpeter, educator, bandleader, composer, and arranger, and since 1996 has been a fixture in the Chicago jazz and Latin music scenes. He joined the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign faculty in 2006 and is currently an associate professor of jazz trumpet.
Tito Carrillo started as a trumpet student at Murchison Middle School, Austin, where ASB's own Cheryl Floyd was his teacher. He attended Johnston High School and the University of Texas, then transferred to Northern Illinois University to be closer to Chicago. The rest is history.
Carrillo has played some of the most prestigious venues in the world, including Chicago's Symphony Center, Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, and London's Royal Albert Hall. His work has been heard at international jazz festivals in Chicago, Telluride, Montreux (Switzerland), Pori (Finland) and at the North Sea Jazz Festival in The Hague (Netherlands).
As an educator, he served on the faculties of both the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University and Northwestern University, prior to his appointment at the University of Illinois. He also brought his talents as an educator and performer to Chicago's inner-city high schools through the Ravinia Festival's community outreach program, the Ravinia Jazz Mentors.
Tito Carrillo will perform Dreaming of The Masters III for Jazz trumpet and wind band accompaniment by Allan Gilliland.