Jeremy Dávalos (b. 1999) is a composer, trumpet player, concert recording engineer and videographer, and video editor based in the Los Angeles area.

As a composer, Jeremy writes music that experiments at the stylistic intersection of contemporary classical music and modern jazz, all to create deeply emotional musical experiences unique to each performance. His music melds the highly specific formal development and timbral exploration of the former with the use of improvisation and trust in the individual performer’s musicianship from the latter to explore the possibilities of this intersection.

He has received two commissions from the Impulse New Music Festival, where he collaborated with Brightwork New Music and other musicians active in the Los Angeles new music scene. His piece Intertwined won first place in the 2022 Iron Composer’s Competition at the Cortona Sessions for New Music, which he returned to with the 2024 Audio/Video Fellowship. His works have been performed around the greater Los Angeles area, schools and festivals across the United States, and in the Netherlands.

As a performer, Jeremy is dedicated to premiering new works. He has premiered several new works for brass ensemble by LA composers as a trumpet player in the Los Angeles Brass Alliance, several new choral works as a baritone at the 2023 and ‘24 NEO Voice Festivals, and numerous works at various Southern California universities in new music and jazz ensembles. As a freelancer, Jeremy can be found in pit orchestras, horn sections, jazz combos, and churches around Southern California.

Beyond composing and performing, Jeremy cares deeply about helping musicians document their performances through recordings that deliver an enhanced live listening experience. He most frequently records the Los Angeles Brass Alliance, as well as numerous Senior and Master’s recitals at various universities around the city.

Jeremy is also part of the video marketing team at LOTUS Trumpets, a company dedicated to bringing value to the trumpet community both through innovative equipment designs and educational content regarding trumpet technique.