Garrett Schmidt
Office: Dunham Hall Rm 2112
gschmid@siue.edu
Garrett Schmidt, Associate Professor of Jazz Studies, teaches jazz trumpet, jazz arranging, jazz combo, and directs the Concert Jazz Band at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Before moving back to Illinois, Garrett was an active musician in New York City, playing at Shapeshifter Lab, Somethin’ Jazz Club, 54 Below, Tea Lounge, The Garage, and Radio City Music Hall. In 2014, Garrett performed 8 shows a week with the Broadway production of ‘Cabaret’ at Studio 54.
He has performed all over the world with the Maria Schneider Orchestra and has also performed with the Steven Feifke Big Band, Charlie Rosen, Ryan Truesdell’s Gil Evans Project, John LaBarbera Big Band, Glenn Miller Orchestra, The Temptations, Johnny Mathis, Frankie Valli, Weird Al Yankovic, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, The WHO and more. Garrett is an active clinician and performer and can be heard regularly at The Muny and Fox Theater in St. Louis.
Garrett holds a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies from Eastern Illinois University and a Master of Music in Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media from the Eastman School of Music.
