https://www.kevinwhalen.com/home daily 1.0 2026-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62379e69eea8707a09e1a1fa/22b0854c-f007-48d3-9ed8-bf0dd038f9ca/Kevin+Whalen+Headshot-1+copy.jpg Home https://www.kevinwhalen.com/about daily 0.75 2026-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62379e69eea8707a09e1a1fa/2c98beb3-0cbc-43e9-af35-ff60e778ac1f/1.jpg About - Dr. Kevin Whalen is Associate Professor of Trumpet and Jazz Studies and Division Head of Brass, Percussion, and Woodwinds at Texas Tech University. A versatile musician, Dr. Whalen has appeared on more than 25 commercially released albums across jazz and classical genres and has performed in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Estonia, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Romania, the United Kingdom, and all 48 contiguous U.S. states. He has toured extensively holding jazz trumpet chairs with both the Glenn Miller Orchestra and the Grammy-nominated University of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band. His recent recordings include Road to Nowhere (2023, OA2/Origin Records) with Texas Tech colleagues Stephen Jones and Ben Haugland, and Sojourn (2024, Mark Records) with the Palisade Trumpet Collective, a professional chamber ensemble dedicated to performing innovative new music domestically and abroad. Sojourn was named a Silver Medal Winner in the 2024 Global Music Awards and a National Finalist for the 2025 American Prize in Chamber Music Performance. As a dedicated educator and scholar, Dr. Whalen has presented at numerous national and international conferences, including the Jazz Education Network Annual Conference, the International Trumpet Guild Conference, the International Conference on the Blues, the International Music by Women Festival, the Conference on the Harlem Renaissance, and music education conferences across multiple states. His masterclasses have been hosted by institutions around the world, such as the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp (Belgium), Codarts University for the Arts (the Netherlands), the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz Institute of Jazz (Austria), Escuela Superior de Música–National Center for the Arts (Mexico), the Franz Liszt Academy of Music (Hungary), the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, the Jazeps Vitols Latvian Academy of Music, and leading universities across the United States, including Baylor University, the Eastman School of Music, Florida State University, Ithaca College, the University of Kentucky, the University of Tennessee, and Virginia Tech, among others. Dr. Whalen has served as chair of the adjudication panel for both the final and semi-final rounds of the Jazz Division at the National Trumpet Competition. His students have gone on to win positions with elite ensembles such as the Disney All-American Band, the Glenn Miller Orchestra, the Eastman Jazz Ensemble, the United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own,” the UNT One O’Clock Lab Band, and have earned accolades at the National Trumpet Competition and the Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Solo Competition. In 2024, the Texas Tech University Trumpet Ensemble earned first place in the Large College Ensemble Division at the National Trumpet Competition. Prior to his appointment at Texas Tech, Dr. Whalen served as Director of Jazz Studies and Associate Professor of Jazz Studies at the Columbus State University Schwob School of Music, Instructor of Jazz Trumpet at the University of Northern Colorado, Managing Producer of the UNC/Greeley Jazz Festival, and Teaching Fellow at the University of North Texas. Dr. Whalen holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Trumpet Performance from the University of North Texas, a Master of Music in Jazz Studies from the University of Northern Colorado, and a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Colorado State University. His principal teachers include Robert Murray, Keith Johnson, David Shaner, Kent Erickson, and Bruce Dalby. Dr. Kevin Whalen is a Conn-Selmer Endorsing Artist and plays Bach Stradivarius trumpets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62379e69eea8707a09e1a1fa/4cbf9a65-5161-47ef-90f4-5bc0224f49d4/BachBrass.png About - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.kevinwhalen.com/contact daily 0.75 2026-02-15 https://www.kevinwhalen.com/discography daily 0.75 2025-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62379e69eea8707a09e1a1fa/a7c0203b-1d59-403b-b669-b6fc74930f34/449263132_832321715733380_3070745053554744554_n.jpg Discography - Sojourn Palisade Trumpet Collective Mark Records, 57041-MCD 2024 National Finalist - The 2025 American Prize in Chamber Music Performance Silver Medal Winner - The 2024 Global Music Awards, Chamber Music Silver Medal Winner - The 2024 Global Music Awards, Instrumentalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62379e69eea8707a09e1a1fa/fdec78ef-20e3-444a-956c-0d26afdabd0c/4209086-2972301.jpg Discography - Road to Nowhere Stephen Jones & Ben Haugland OA2 Records, OA2 22213 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62379e69eea8707a09e1a1fa/e8676828-bd46-46c6-83a4-e387df0098e0/Legacy-NeilSlater.jpeg Discography - Legacy: Neil Slater at North Texas University of North Texas One O’Clock Lab Band North Texas Jazz, LA1704-NS 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62379e69eea8707a09e1a1fa/7fe4ea3e-ec47-45d9-be7a-fd9e9e3ffc37/Perseverance-Rich+DeRosa.jpg Discography - Perseverance: The Music of Rich DeRosa at North Texas University of North Texas One O’Clock Lab Band North Texas Jazz, LA1703-RD 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62379e69eea8707a09e1a1fa/3c59a3a1-04f3-4152-9094-ff75f910fc42/340x340_CD-989.jpg Discography - GIA Composer’s Collection: Michael Daugherty North Texas Wind Symphony GIA Publications, CD-989 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62379e69eea8707a09e1a1fa/70784be5-35ae-4a75-afcd-71374c34fefa/Another+Reason+To+Celebrate_+The+Music+Of+Don+Pullen.png Discography - Another Reason To Celebrate: The Music of Don Pullen The Virginia Tech Jazz Ensemble Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2016 [Producer] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62379e69eea8707a09e1a1fa/7250ae27-b11b-4de1-b4c0-c328faa30200/340x340_CD-962.jpg Discography - Offerings North Texas Wind Symphony GIA Publications, CD-962 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62379e69eea8707a09e1a1fa/9f348ffc-319c-49a9-bdf5-9d35f3219434/340x340_CD-961.jpg Discography - Canvases North Texas Wind Symphony GIA Publications, CD-961 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62379e69eea8707a09e1a1fa/f9f1fd83-63fa-49dc-a039-3cc9b8900e02/340x340_630dc5eb790beb9d58a3f6eb0b31c547.png Discography - GIA Composer’s Collection: Leonard Bernstein North Texas Wind Symphony GIA Publications, CD-937 2015 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62379e69eea8707a09e1a1fa/c0fbcb19-44e9-461e-b494-c0bda08911f2/340x340_747b288a2ec63c1c840c5ad91e9e6bcb.png Discography - GIA Composer’s Collection: George Gershwin North Texas Wind Symphony GIA Publications, CD-936 2015 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62379e69eea8707a09e1a1fa/edb78ced-bc6e-41e0-b035-3ca5cf05fd86/340x340_CD-963.jpg Discography - Teaching Music Through Performance in Middle School Band North Texas Wind Symphony / Lone Star Wind Orchestra GIA Publications, CD-963 2014 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62379e69eea8707a09e1a1fa/19f5fc72-a7da-4662-b659-61aae652d04e/340x340_f5170757b7f4891c5877e2edee9ecb05.png Discography - Conclave North Texas Wind Symphony GIA Publications, CD-935 2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62379e69eea8707a09e1a1fa/60a34d72-4770-48b4-b5df-4a453d71406c/340x340_45fe9a45efe10dafb0d8e169f1cc9d61.png Discography - Reconstructions North Texas Wind Symphony GIA Publications, CD-934 2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62379e69eea8707a09e1a1fa/ea2532a7-f16e-4295-ae2b-15b9a5c681ea/340x340_CD-899.jpg Discography - Teaching Music Through Performance in Band, Volume 9 North Texas Wind Symphony GIA Publications, CD-899 2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62379e69eea8707a09e1a1fa/23c3178c-013c-4ed2-a41f-a65a36b8f60f/340x340_CD-895.jpg Discography - Voicings North Texas Wind Symphony GIA Publications, CD-895 2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62379e69eea8707a09e1a1fa/8cf17ded-adba-4c7d-845d-7b5b86ec7c1c/340x340_CD-894.jpg Discography - Audibles North Texas Wind Symphony GIA Publications, CD-894 2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62379e69eea8707a09e1a1fa/89f6853d-1fa0-4d4e-a726-98d0111e4d0e/340x340_00fb66428c5055d795aa0c5a1c0a5d67.png Discography - GIA Composer’s Collection: Michael Colgrass North Texas Wind Symphony GIA Publications, CD-880 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62379e69eea8707a09e1a1fa/580ac0ef-a764-46d6-950d-2a872e54c2c3/340x340_CD-849.jpg Discography - Teaching Music Through Performance in Band, Volume 8 North Texas Wind Symphony GIA Publications, CD-876 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62379e69eea8707a09e1a1fa/6cc9f9d1-3b28-466e-8fe2-3fa5c9af0379/340x340_66cfae36097b71a6637836758cbcc787.png Discography - Encryptions North Texas Wind Symphony GIA Publications, CD-872 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62379e69eea8707a09e1a1fa/6cbf44fd-035e-459d-a6e1-72a277ca5c6f/340x340_14f4944a07720f9fc69b8b7a620a2175.png Discography - Ciphers North Texas Wind Symphony GIA Publications, CD-871 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62379e69eea8707a09e1a1fa/f41af8f3-9021-438b-882d-449356124324/Lab+2011.png Discography - Lab 2011 University of North Texas One O’Clock Lab Band North Texas Jazz, LA1101-SW 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62379e69eea8707a09e1a1fa/61ecf559-b947-47c0-88fe-cec647e33d97/0000170639_10.jpg Discography - Static Line Tyler Gilmore’s Ninth and Lincoln with Cuong Vu Dazzle Recordings, DR402 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62379e69eea8707a09e1a1fa/fe173ab4-50b6-45e1-9a05-168b174dbd2f/R-10030393-1490414981-4034.jpg Discography - What Did You Dream? Dan Gailey Jazz Orchestra Origin Records, OA2 22071 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62379e69eea8707a09e1a1fa/de84b7a2-416b-4af5-819f-6cc607d2f013/ab67616d0000b27304e7a16354df16b584f2c96c.jpeg Discography - Choose One Ryan A. 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