Tristan Hurd

Playing over Riffe Lake

Hanging offstage with buddy, Mark, before a brass ensemble performance in Royce Hall

Shot from the Monterey Jazz Festival

Performing as a soloist with UCLA Philharmonia in Schoenberg Hall

With one of my fantastic young students before his concert

On stage with Black Market Revue, a soul/R&B group Seattle

With one of my heroes and teacher, Jens Lindemann, and section-mate Mark, backstage at Royce Hall

Recording with Jack and Luis

On stage with CWU Jazz Band I at The Seasons

Shot from a private jam session

Shot from onstage at the Napavine Amphitheatre, opening for Uncle Kracker

Onstage with Wycliffe Gordon and CWU Jazz Band I at McIntyre Hall

A casual combo set from the CWU Jazz Festival

Shot from London Bridge Studios, recording with Black Market Revue

Marching band, back in the day at CWU

Shot with my final CWU Wind Ensemble Section before moving to LA

Jamming by the beach on guitar... I dabble

With my father and favorite trumpet player, Dane, and little sister Emily after we all performed together with the Seattle Wind Symphon

My trumpet quintet and undergraduate professor John Harbaugh post-performance at the International Trumpet Guild Convention

My view from onstage at Benaroya Hall

Playing and talking with elementary school students after being a guest speaker at a school assembly at R.E. Bennett Elementary

4/5 of my quintet's arrival at the Grand Rapids ITG Conference

With UCLA's Jazz Orchestra at the Monterey Jazz Festival

Onstage with the Sound of Swing Big Band

Post performance with a really unique crossover brass quintet in Banff, Canada

Rehearsing with my good friend and fantastic trumpeter, Mike Cottone, in Banff, Canada

Post-performance at the Monterey Jazz Festival

Rehearsing and recording with the All-Star Brass in Banff, Canada

Brass section standing after a successful UCLA Philharmonia concert

They'll give these to anyone nowadays

With my teacher, Jens Lindemann, and fellow UCLA grad students Erick and Marc post-gig in Malibu

On stage at the Monterey Jazz Festival

Post gig with my good friend and fantastic trumpet player, Zach, in Pasadena

With Ronald Romm, formerly of the Canadian Brass, on our way home from the National Trumpet Competition

My artist's badge from the Jazz In the Valley Festival, playing with the John Maowad All-Star Band

About to go on stage at the House of Blues

On a guitar gig with at wonderful violinist, Brita Tastad

On stage with a truly wonderful string quartet of some close friends

Doing my time in the practice room

Playing for Herb Alpert in Malibu

On stage with fantastic saxophonist, Cody Dear

Warming up for a guitar gig in Beverly Hills

At the Hammer Museum pre-gig

In the studio laying down some horn tracks for Ryan Nealon's first album

In the studio recording with Luis Cárdenas-Casillas and Jack Kent

A shot of me on stage in Las Vegas - Bonus points if you can actually find me

A truly fantastic practice room

Telling my audience about the logistics of loop pedals, guitar effects, and electrified trumpet

Hanging out, pre-gig

Headshot from the Santa Monica Youth Orchestra

Performing a feature with brass quartet

A rooftop gig in Beverly Hills with the wonderful violinist, Brita Tastad