Kelly Rossum
is an international trumpet artist, improvisor and composer
“intelligent, endlessly eclectic, thoroughly modern”
– Minneapolis City Pages
“astonishing versatility” / “impressive command of his horn”
- International Trumpet Guild Journal
“effortless style, precision accuracy and flawless intonation”
– North Carolina Brass Band
“and they made a mighty sound”
– The New York Times
“an incredible amount of style and originality”
- Music for America
Kelly Rossum Modern Big Band
APRIL 1, 2025 at the
Ferguson Center for the Arts
Blue Earth County
Kelly Rossum, composer, trumpet and analog electronics
Annie Stevens, marimba
Bryan Nichols, piano
Chris Bates, electric bass
JT Bates, drums and percussion
Christopher Cook, digital electronics
Eldon Sully, banjo and guitar
“gifted to a philosophical level of musical understanding”
– Jazz Improv Magazine
“playing is absolutely excellent, and captivating from beginning to end”
– freejazzblog
“played with connoisseur’s attention to detail.”
– Cadence Magazine
More recordings...
You can find more of Kelly’s records online here
Fifth Bridge
Kelly is a founding member of Fifth Bridge, an electro-acoustic trumpet quintet committed to the creation and performance of new music through digital processing and amplification.
Trumpet and Electronics
Always developing new ideas, new combinations of sound. Kelly continues to explore various electronics while composing, performing and recording new works.
[featured artwork by Kristin Skees)
Santiago de Cuba
Performing, teaching and exploring within this powerful musical tradition
New compositions
Check out Kelly’s arrangment of Sand Dunes, for marimba duo, on the amazing new recording Our Favorite Things by Escape Ten.
