Biographical Sketch

For over 25 years, trumpeter Eric Siereveld has built a reputation as a multifaceted performer, composer and educator. Deeply influenced by the hard bop/post bop tradition, his compositions and improvisations are historically rooted and refreshingly modern. He is the leader of the Organic Quintet, a fresh take on the classic organ jazz quintets of the 1960’s. Their debut recording features all original compositions from the pen of Siereveld and guitarist Jonathan Kreisberg. A veteran of the New York City music scene, in 2018 Eric relocated to Monroe, LA to take the position of Assistant Professor of Trumpet & Jazz Studies at the University of Louisiana Monroe.

A native of Cincinnati, OH, Eric attended Morehead State University where he received a Bachelor’s of Music Education. While at MSU, he studied trumpet with one of the country’s premiere trumpet performers and teachers, Greg Wing. Eric continued his studies at Indiana University’s prestigious Jacobs School of Music. At IU he received a Masters degree in Jazz Studies and studied trumpet with Joey Tartell and sought additional instruction from trumpet guru William Adam. He studied improvisation with the legendary David Baker, and composition and arranging with Brent Wallarab.

After IU, Eric relocated to NYC. During his time in New York, he was an in demand performer and freelance musician. He led his own trio, quartet, and hard bop dedicated sextet, The Usual suspects all over the greater New York City area. Broadway tour/credits include; Young Frankenstein, two tours with Elf: The Musical, Addams Family (International), and Nice Work if You Can Get It. Eric served as the Principal Trumpeter of Bronx Opera for two seasons and as Assistant Principal for the Bronx Orchestra from 2012-2014. Eric performed for the 2015/16 & 2017/18 Broadway production of Elf: The Musical at Madison Square Garden.

In 2014, Eric took a position at the University of Wisconsin as the Instructor of Jazz Trumpet and Director of the Afro-Cuban Jazz Ensemble. In Madison, he was an in demand performer and clinician, performing regularly with The Big Payback, Darren Sterud Jazz Orchestra, Paul Dietrich’s Jazz Ensemble, Madison Latin Jazz Orchestra, Brass Knuckles Brass Quintet, Mad City Brass, Isthmus Brass as well as his own groups and freelance appearances. In addition to his position at UW-Madison, Eric received a Doctorate in Trumpet Performance, and studied trumpet with John Aley. In 2017 Eric returned to NYC as an active performer and served as a private instructor at the United Nations International School in Manhattan.

Currently, Eric is the Assistant Professor of Trumpet at the University of Louisiana at Monroe where he holds the Emy- Lou Biedenharm Endowed Professorship. In addition to his teaching duties, he is a member of the Black Bayou Brass, the Lagniappe Brass Quintet, directs the nationally recognized “Talons for Taps” program, the Shreveport Symphony, and performs with the LA Jazz Quintet. Eric is a Yamaha Performing Artist, and plays Yamaha Trumpets and Flugelhorns. He is also a TorpedoBags Performance Artist and endorsing artist for The Silencer.

Courses Taught

MSED 2005JAZZ TECHNIQUES, 5 course(s)

MSED 4001SPECIAL PROBLEMS, 7 course(s)

MSED 4053SENIOR PROJECT/RECITAL, 3 course(s)

MSED 5000SPECIAL PROBLEMS, 1 course(s)

MSED 5009BRASS PEDAGOGY, 4 course(s)

MSED 5042APPLIED TECHNIQUES: VOICE, 2 course(s)

MUSC 1033TRUMPET, 12 course(s)

MUSC 1053TRUMPET, 13 course(s)

MUSC 2012BRASS ENSEMBLE, 12 course(s)

MUSC 2014JAZZ ENSEMBLE, 9 course(s)

MUSC 2033TRUMPET, 5 course(s)

MUSC 2053TRUMPET, 13 course(s)

MUSC 2060POP 101, 1 course(s)

MUSC 2061IMPROVISATION I, 1 course(s)

MUSC 3053TRUMPET, 12 course(s)

MUSC 3060JAZZ COMPOSITION & ARRANGING, 1 course(s)

MUSC 3090HALF RECITAL, 7 course(s)

MUSC 4003PERFORMANCE AND ENSEMBLE, 17 course(s)

MUSC 4034CHAMBER MUSIC, 10 course(s)

MUSC 4053TRUMPET, 11 course(s)

MUSC 4090FULL RECITAL, 7 course(s)

MUSC 5064SURVEY OF JAZZ HISTORY, 3 course(s)