Felipe Brito

About Felipe Brito

Felipe Brito is the Assistant Professor of Trombone and Director of Jazz and Commercial Music at Southeast Missouri State University. He is also the Development Director at Amistad Caribbean Arts Camp in Cleveland, OH. He works regularly as an orchestral, jazz, commercial, studio, and solo musician in Cape Girardeau, St. Louis, Memphis, Nashville, Chicago, Austin, New York, New Jersey, São Paulo (Brazil), and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).As a solo artist, Felipe launched his debut album “Don’t Put Off Until Tomorrow” in 2024 under the New York label, Outside in Music. Felipe used a modern jazz language that incorporates Afro-Brazilian music genres, including samba, bossa nova, maracatu, and alujá. The album received reviews from NPR/KRCU, All About Jazz (New York), Missouri Business Alert, Jazz Weekly (Los Angeles), The Arts Fuse (Boston), and The Grateful Web (New York).As an orchestral musician, Felipe performs with the New Jersey Symphony and Paducah Symphony. Felipe was the Principal Trombone with the Cleveland Opera Theater Orchestra under Domenico Boyagian for three seasons. He was also the Principal Trombone of the San Marcos Symphony in Texas. Felipe has also performed with the Canton Symphony Orchestra and the Erie Philharmonic and sub-list with Memphis Symphony, Austin Symphony, Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Pops Orchestra, Firelands Symphony, Mansfield Symphony, Youngstown Symphony, and Akron Symphony.As a commercial musician, Felipe performs at the 5 Tony Awards, Buena Vista Social Club the Musical, on Broadway in New York. He also performs with Jay-Z\'s music producer, Adrian Younge, as well as the Jazz St. Louis Big Band (St. Louis), the Silver Arrow Band (New York), and the Diamond Empire Band (St. Louis). He was the trombonist for the Brazilian Talk Show Hebe at RedeTV, and participated in television commercials with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and McDonald\'s. He has recorded over ten albums as a sideman in Brazil and the USA, covering several music genres.As an educator, he worked at Temple College, Texas A&M University-Central Texas, IDEA Montopolis College Prep, Austin Soundwaves, The Roberto Ocasio Latin Jazz Camp, Open Tone Music, Anglo Itu, ASSATEMEC, and Projeto Guri.He holds degrees from The State University of Campinas (BM), Indiana University\'s Jacobs School of Music (PD and MM), the Cleveland Institute of Music (AD), and the University of Texas at Austin\'s Butler School of Music (DMA), the University of Texas at Austin’s LBJ School of Public Affairs (Arts Administration).

Experience

1. Development Director

   Amistad Caribbean Arts Camp

   May 2021 — Present · Cleveland, OH, US

   RECRUITMENT: Recruit 50+ students every summer from Northeast Ohio, Texas, California, Chicago, and Trinidad and Tobago (English and Spanish).• CURRICULUM: Create & review a unique curriculum that helps to increase enrollment by 15 to 50 annually.• FUNDRAISING: Raised $40K+ through individual donations, grants, and special events.• Create and sustain media platforms to connect with families, students, and donors.• Parent outreach in English and Spanish (phone calls, emails, social media).

Education

• Cleveland Institute of Music

  Artist Diploma, Trombone

  2015 — 2017

• Escola de Música do Estado de São Paulo – EMESP Tom Jobim

  Certificate Program, Music

  2010 — 2010

• Indiana University Bloomington

  Master's degree, Music Performance, General

  2013 — 2015

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Doctoral of Musical Arts (D.M.A.), Music

• Indiana University Bloomington

  Performance Diploma, Trombone Performance

  2012 — 2013

• The LBJ School of Public Affairs

  Portfolio Program in Arts and Cultural Management and Entrepreneurship, Arts Administration

  2019 — 2020

• Universidade Estadual de Campinas

  Bachelor's degree, Music Performance, General

  2007 — 2010