Myles Ellington Twitty

Myles Ellington Twitty is a jazz trumpeter, arranger, and educator from Cincinnati, Ohio. He began playing trumpet at six years old after being introduced to it by his father who is both a music educator and jazz trombonist. Several years later, he heard Miles Davis’ “Kind of Blue” which showed him a whole new world of musical possibility, pushing him to become the best trumpeter and Jazz musician he can be.He began his teaching career as a private trumpet instructor at the Cincinnati Jazz Academy (2019 - Present). He now serves as the assistant director of the same program (2022 - Present). In 2018, he was admitted to the University of Cincinnati’s College Conservatory of Music and graduated in Spring 2022. As a recent graduate, Twitty is well on his way to becoming a powerful force in the Jazz scene having performed/studied with some of the most prominent modern Jazz giants including: Marcus Printup, Carla Cook, Craig Bailey, Mike Wade, and Marc Cary among others.