Jauron Perry is a fiery trumpeter, composer, bandleader, and educator from Detroit, MI. Over the past few years, Jauron has quickly made a name for himself by constantly working as a bandleader of his group and sideman, with Detroit jazz masters such as Rodney Whitaker, Marion Hayden. His experience extends to working with other sensations like Christian McBride (JAS Aspen Snowmass), Wynton Marsalis, Xavier Davis, Walter Blanding, and Michael Dease. In 2024, Jauron won two competitions that allowed him much exposure to festival audiences and more work. The Michigan Jazz Festival Rising Horn Competition and the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival’s International Collegiate Combo Competition, which led to his debut album recorded live at the Detroit Jazz Festival with his band the Jauron Perry Quintet. He was a Geri Allen Gathering Orchestra Fellow, a jazz orchestra composed of the best young musicians in the midwest and east coast. Striving to build a multifaceted career, Jauron has already shared the stage with other popular artists/bands, appearing as a primary member in the Motown Museum’s Hitsville Next group, of which they once opened for the Commodores, playing with T-Pain in the Urban Art Orchestra (2024), and playing with Shakira at the Little Caesars Arena (2025). He also toured Japan at just 19 years old to participate in a series of outreach workshops and concerts through Michigan State University’s College of Music.

His band, the Jauron Perry Quintet, made a significant impact on the Metro-Detroit scene. He has performed across Michigan and works towards breaking into other scenes around the country. Their dynamic performances garner much attention, and Jauron sets his sights on broader horizons to take his music to bigger stages and festivals to share his love of music and creating meaningful experiences. He wishes to take people on his journey through memorable melodies and spontaneity to allow others to discover healing and joy. Jauron wants to help keep the human in humanity in these times.

Already making his way around the city, Jauron now resides in Baltimore, MD, pursuing his M.M. in jazz performance at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University where he studies with renowned trumpeter Sean Jones, works as a teaching and administration assistant for the jazz department, and plays lead trumpet for their two top big bands. He received his B.M. in jazz studies from the Michigan State University College of Music under bassist and program director Rodney Whitaker.