Kevin Lyons, Trumpet
Come Hear Kevin!
Columbus Symphony Orchestra
Shostakovich 5, 7:30 PM
The River Center, Columbus, GA
11.23.2024
Atlanta Brassworks
Church services, 8:45 AM, 11:15 AM
Peachtree Rd., United Methodist Church, Atlanta Georgia
11.23.2024
Atlanta Brassworks
Education shows, 8 AM, 10:30 AM
Brookwood elementary school, Snellville Georgia
12.3.2024
Atlanta Ballet
Nutcracker
Cobb Energy Center,, Atlanta, GA
12.6-8.2024
Miami City Ballet
Nutcracker
Arsht Center, Miami Florida
12.12-18.2024
12.19-26.2024
Atlanta Ballet
Nutcracker
Cobb Energy Center, Atlanta Georgia
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About Kevin
Trumpeter Kevin Lyons hails from Clinton, Mississippi and holds a lifelong passion for classical and jazz music. Mr. Lyons began his training in Mississippi with the great Sonny Hill, then studied at Louisiana State University with James West, and at the University of Southern Mississippi with Alan Cox. Mr. Lyons earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he studied with Michael Sachs and James Darling. Upon graduating from CIM, he was awarded the Bernard Adelstein Award in Trumpet and went on to participate in the Aspen Music Festival. Mr. Lyons toured internationally as trumpeter with the Glenn Miller Orchestra where he traveled through the U.S., Canada, Japan, the Dominican Republic, and the Caribbean.
Mr. Lyons is based in Atlanta, Georgia, and holds the position of Principal Trumpet with the Miami City Ballet Orchestra, the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra, the Greenville Symphony of South Carolina, Atlanta Brassworks, and Nu-Deco Ensemble of Miami, Florida. Mr. Lyons’ playing can be heard on a number of major label recordings with the Nu-Deco Ensemble, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and backing artists such Sinead O’Connor, Matchbox Twenty, and John Driscoll Hopkins of the Zac Brown Band. He is also a member of the Joe Gransden Big Band, a group which is nationally featured in venues such as Dizzy’s Jazz Club at Lincoln Center and The Blue Note in New York City. He has played with such artists as Diana Ross, Ray Charles, Tony Bennett, Al Jarreau, Frankie Valli, Peter Frampton, Diana Krall, and “Weird Al” Yankov. Mr. Lyons has performed in featured ensembles at the International Trumpet Guild, the International Trombone Association, and the International Tuba Euphonium Association. Mr. Lyons has played with the Cleveland Orchestra for a European tour and has been Guest Principal Trumpet for the Malaysia Philharmonic in Kuala Lumpur. An effective and passionate coach for emerging young trumpet professionals, Mr. Lyons has given masterclasses at the University of New Mexico, Georgia State University, Kennesaw State University, Georgia Tech, and the University of Georgia. An audiophile in his free time, Mr. Lyons enjoys listening to his vinyl record collection of 10,000 albums. He is also fond of a great round of golf or tennis with friends.