Jafet
Díaz Martin
He was a trumpet player with the Banda Sinfonica Municipal de Panama and has participated in the Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional de Panama and performed at the Panama Jazz Festival.
In 2023, he won first prize in the NSAL Piano and Brass Duo Competition and was a finalist in the 2020 Next Generation Trumpet Competition.
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Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90 by Felix Mendelssohn
Concerto No. 2 for Double Bass in B minor by Giovanni Bottesini
Symphony No. 1 in D major by Gustav Mahler
Jafet Díaz Martin
Trumpet player
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Seven Popular Spanish Songs by Manuel de Falla
Jafet Díaz Martin
Performer
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Jafet Díaz Martin
Principal Trumpet
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Jafet Díaz Martin
Principal Trumpet
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Really happy to have had the privilege to play as principal trumpet player in the first concert of the Palm Beach Symphony’s 50th season conducted by Maestro Gerard Schwarz.
Delighted to have the opportunity to play with friends and musicians I admire too much.
Repertoire:
Sheng, Black Swan
Sheng, Triumph of Humanity(World Premiere)
Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier Suite (Arr. Schwarz)
Brahms, Piano Concerto No. 2 with Yefim Bronfman
Jafet Díaz Martin
Principal Trumpet
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Biography
Jafet Díaz Martin is a versatile Panamanian trumpet player, teacher, and arranger. He is pursuing a master's degree in music performance at Lynn University in the studio of Marc Reese.
He was a trumpet player with the Banda Sinfonica Municipal de Panama and Molas Brass Quintet. He has participated with the Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional de Panama, Coro Polifonico de Panama, and Camerata Panama. As a commercial musician, he has participated in the Panama Jazz Festival and played with artists such as Willy Chirino, Maelo Ruiz, Solinka, and Pedro Brull.
In 2023, Jafet was a first prize winner in the NSAL Piano and Brass Duo Competition, and in 2020, he was a finalist in the Next Generation Trumpet Competition. Both competitions were in the USA. He has attended the Festival Alfredo de Saint Malo, Asociacion Nacional de Conciertos (Panama), and the Banda Sinfonica Integrada de las Americas (Colombia).
As a teacher, he is the assistant conductor of the Colegio Bilingüe de Cerro Viento Band, where he also is the trumpet professor. He has also conducted master classes throughout Panama for trumpet players, marching bands, and summer festivals. In 2021, he founded the Academia Panameña de Trompeta, where he teaches virtual and in-person classes for people of all ages.
He attended the Universidad de Panama for his Bachelor of Music in trumpet performance. His primary teachers include Boris Juarez, Alexis Morales, Carles Camarasa, Victor Paz, Juan Carlos Lopez, and Jose Luis Cajar.
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