Louis Dowdeswell is an English jazz trumpeter. He is known for his ability in the upper register of the instrument.

Career

Dowdeswell played lead trumpet with the

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from 2012 to 2014. He graduated from the

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in 2016. Throughout his career, Dowdeswell has performed with Jamie Cullum,

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, Michael Bublé, Peter Andre, Josh Groban and Alfie Bowe. He formed the Louis Dowdeswell Big Band, in which he collaborated with fellow trumpeter

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and trombonist Callum Au. They arranged a series of movie and TV series soundtracks (including ''

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'', '' The Incredible Suite'', and ''

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'') for jazz band. He has played soundtracks for movies, including '' No Time to Die''. Dowdeswell and

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's performance at the European Brass Band Championship were nominated for 2022 Newcomer of the Year by 2022 4BR Awards.

Equipment

Dowdeswell plays on the Yamaha Commercial Trumpet YTR-6335RC and the Yamaha Custom Z YFH-6310Z flugelhorn, and has released a line of custom mouthpieces.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dowdeswell, Louis Living people 1993 births English jazz trumpeters Musicians from Somerset 21st-century trumpeters 21st-century English male musicians People from Portishead, Somerset Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music