Bio : Artists
Jeffrey Kaye : Trumpet
Jeffrey Kaye is an internationally acclaimed orchestral and chamber musician, soloist and teacher. Since moving to Boca Raton in 1989, he has had a versatile music career in South Florida. In 2005, Jeff was a founding board member of the Boca Raton Symponia as well as it's personnel manager and Principal Trumpeter. Beginning with the 2011-12 seasons. Jeff has served as Artistic Director. Jeff performs frequently with the Miami City Ballet Orchestra, the Palm Beach Opera Orchestra and the Palm Beach Symphony among other freelance orchestras in South Florida.
Jeff leads the Florida Brass and Jeff Kaye & Friends Jazz Quintet. These ensembles appear frequently throughout South Florida to rave reviews for their dynamic and eclectic programming.
Jeff held the position of Principal Trumpet of the Florida Philharmonic for 14 seasons from 1989 to 2003. Jeff was also Principal Trumpet of the Florida Grand Opera, the Florida Philharmonic Pops Orchestra and the Miami Chamber Orchestra.
Jeff often travels north to perform with the Milwaukee Symphony and the Iris Chamber Orchestra where he has been a featured soloist. Jeff was a guest soloist, performing the Shostokovich Piano & Trumpet Concerto as well as soloist with the Moscow Chamber Orchestra.
Mr. Kaye is presently an Artist in Residence at the BAK School for the Arts in West Palm Beach where he teaches and coaches the trumpets as well as the brass sections. Mr. Kaye served as Professional in Residence in Trumpet and Jazz studies at Louisiana State University and taught Jazz Studies as well as Applied Trumpet. Jeff also performed with the Norem Brass Quintet. Prior to Jeff’s appointment at LSU. Mr. Kaye spent two years as Artist in Residence at UNLV in Las Vegas, NV. Mr. Kaye served as Trumpet Professor at the New World School of the Arts in Miami where he received the “Teacher of the Year Award”. He also was the coach for the New World Brass Ensemble. His passion for teaching has led him to perform in many "Side by Side" concerts with students of all ages as well as performing as soloist with the Miami Youth Orchestra. MR. Kaye has conducted and performed in special children's programs at Temple Beth Am in Miami and now coaches a select few of South Florida's top trumpet students.
Jeff has been on the EMF faculty since 2009 where he focuses on his passion for teaching and coaching orchestral & chamber music as well as performing in the Festival Orchestra. Summer performances have included the Santa Fe Opera ( Principal Trumpet for 4 seasons), Aspen Music Festival, Waterloo Music Festival, Norfolk Music Festival/Yale Summer School of Music, and the Tanglewood Music Festival where he was a fellow and played under Leonard Bernstein. Jeff has also performed as soloist and taught at the Tainan Music Festival in Tainan, Taiwan and toured Europe with the North Carolina School of the Arts Chamber Orchestra as trumpet soloist.
After receiving his undergraduate training at the Hartt School of Music at the University of Hartford where he earned both a Bachelors of Arts in performance and a Bachelors of Science in Music Management, Jeff was awarded a talent scholarship by the Manhattan School of Music in New York where he earned a Masters Degree in Music Performance. He has been heard as soloist throughout South Florida.
In addition to solo appearances, Jeff’s music can be heard on several recordings. Most notably is the award winning Florida Philharmonic CD recording of Gustav Mahler’s First Symphony which received critical acclaim, notably for the Blumine movement: “The Blumine is especially welcome for the ineffably cool, poised tones of principal trumpeter Jeffrey Kaye.” ( Orchestral Reviews BBC music magazine). Jeff’s music can also be heard on the EMI, Telarc, Epic and Harnonia Mundi labels, performing with The Empire Brass, The Florida Philharmonic, Placido Domingo, and the Broadway show “Scarlett Pimpenell."