Eddie Jiménez

Trumpeter, composer and educator Eddie Jiménez is a graduate of Manhattan School of

Music where he received a master’s degree in orchestral trumpet performance and was awarded

The Cecil Collins Award for Excellence in Brass Performance. He also received a bachelor's degree in instrumental performance from the University of Miami, where he was awarded Most Outstanding Music Student.

Jiménez is a busy and versatile trumpeter frequently performing with The Plano

Symphony, Las Colinas Symphony, Irving Symphony, Allen Philharmonic, Imperial Brass,

Center Stage Brass, The Lone Star Wind Orchestra, and the Dallas Winds. He is an alumnus of the Boston Crusaders, Magic of Orlando, and is in the hall of fame of the Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps.

As a composer, his music is often performed by Texas marching bands as well as middle and high school bands. In addition, his original music and arrangements have been performed by The University of Miami, Manhattan School of Music, Miami Dade College, Houston University, and The Lone Star Wind Orchestra. 

A native of Havana Cuba, Eddie Jiménez is currently a band director, private trumpet professor,

masterclass instructor and teaching artist in Dallas, Texas.