Javier is an 18 year old lead trumpet player that graduated from Buchanan high school in 2015, and is going to study at Berklee College of Music on a full-tuition scholarship. He has played in a variety of big bands, wind ensembles, and jazz combos, but mainly focuses on the stylistic art of lead trumpet playing. He was also asked to play split/lead in the 2015 GRAMMY Camp Jazz Session Jazz Band where he played for the likes of Chick Corea, Trombone Shorty (*former member of the GRAMMY band), Joe Lavano, Robert Glasper(*), Vince Mendoza, Gordon Goodwin (*) Herbie Hancock, Ezperanza Spalding, Brian Blade, Lala Hathaway, and Tony Bennett just to name a few. This is Javier's first year with the A corps, and he looks forward to a summer performing all over the country with them.