Eddie Lewis is a full time, professional musician. He has been one of Houston's top trumpet players since the early 90's and his vast experience covers all genres that utilize trumpet. For your event, Eddie will pull from a network of seasoned pros, the same pros he has worked with for decades.
Eddie provides a large variety of classical and jazz bands. For jazz he offers 1 - 20 musicians. For classical Eddie offers groups of 1 - 12 trumpets or 1 - 10 mixed brass.
As a solo act, Eddie can perform acoustically by himself or he can perform with tracks and a PA system.
The main theme here is flexibility. If Eddie's first quote doesn't work, then he will work with you to fit your budget.
Eddie did so great, played beautifully
Response from Houston Trumpet Player:
Thank you Ashlie, it was an honor to be a part of your event.
Houston Trumpet player has a great band and showed me and my guests a great time.
He added class to my party by being very professional. His music is elegant and beautiful.
Eddie is a professional and very pleasant to work with!! He did everything I expected.
Very responsive and flexible with needs during messaging. Very communicative during studio session and gave multiple takes in the solo with different ideas and multiple fills to give options toward the vision of the song. I’d definitely work with Mr. Eddie Lewis again when needing a trumpet player.
Response from Houston Trumpet Player:
Thank you Tori. I enjoyed working with you. Please let me know when the project is completed. I would love to hear it.
We had a 1920s 25th-anniversary party. We wanted classic 1920s music for cocktail hour and dinner. Then we hired a dance instructor to teach everyone how to swing. (used his own music/lasted an hour). I then wanted the band to switch to swing jazz so we could dance with our newly acquired dance moves. I contacted Eddie (Houston Trumpet Player) and he recommended a 4pc band with an option for 5. After talking through the details we decided on a 5pc band (I really wanted the sax). He was very upfront on price, what instrumentation they would use for the 1920s vs the swing jazz, etc. Every time I had a question, he would answer very promptly. Going into the event I felt as confident as I could possibly be for never hiring a band before.
On the day of the event Eddie arrived exactly when he said he would. And thee whole band was ready to go with time to spare for our start time. I requested they play a certain song at a certain time during the evening. It was executed perfectly without the need to remind them. I asked them to rearrange the play order of a couple of songs right before they were supposed to play them and they did it without skipping a beat. The musicians were all incredibly talented and friendly.
I highly recommend Eddie for any event. His band perfected our party. It was an absolute pleasure to work with him. He is a highly knowledgable and extremely talented musician, plus he showed exceptional patience in dealing with my myriad questions. I know that is a lot of superlatives, but I am just that happy with my experience.
Response from Houston Trumpet Player:
Thank you for your kind words, Tricia. The band enjoyed playing for your anniversary and it was a pleasure, to me personally, to work with you in the time leading up to the party. Thank you for hiring us.
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Eddie was attentive, professional, and the band played flawlessly. We had so much fun!
Response from Houston Trumpet Player:
Thank you Ethan, for including us in your wedding celebration and for the kind words in your review. The guys in the Living Rhythms Brass Band enjoyed it!
Will definitely recommend Eddie to Friend.
Response from Houston Trumpet Player:
Thank you Kunle.
very professional our fire dept really appreciates his work!
Response from Houston Trumpet Player:
Thank you Rafael. It was an honor to play a role in the ceremony.
I threw a party for my wife’s birthday and Eddie and his band were wonderful. They were the hit of the evening, professional, courteous and musically gifted. I highly recommend Eddie for any event you may be planning.
Response from Houston Trumpet Player:
Thank you James! I'm glad you enjoyed the music. We had a great time, too!
The music was wonderful. Eddie was very professional and made everything very easy. I highly recommend him.
Response from Houston Trumpet Player:
Thank you Margot. It was a touching tribute that I was honored to be a part of. I enjoyed the drive in the country on the way there, then on the way back, you and your family really gave me a lot to think about on the way home. It seems like your mom was a very special person.
On Galveston Pier all family and friends as well as the Catholic Deacon gathered for my brother, William Smith, to celebrate is life. The moment Houston Trumpet Player began playing “Amazing Grace”, there was a dreamy, surreal moment we all connected heart to heart. We all cried. You see, my brother Willy, had been a fabulous player himself. I’d like to think he was speaking through the trumpet’s soul and saying goodbye. He quietly watched the rose petals thrown into the waves and patiently waited.
At the end of the small ceremony, Houston Trumpet Player played a lighter, happier song that my brother loved (as well as all of us), “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”.
Houston Trumpet Player was not just a trumpet player, he was a kind soul and did not mind the ash ceremony on the pier, in windy, salty air. His contribution was greatly loved.
Response from Houston Trumpet Player:
Thank you! It was a touching moment and an honor to play a small part.
National Anthem portion went well.
Response from Houston Trumpet Player:
It was an honor to be part of your promotion. Thank you!
Eddie Lewis is the best! He arrived early and was well prepared. He was the highlight of the Kentucky Derby gala festivities, as he played the "call to post" on an authentic bugle! Eddie went over and above to make the evening memorable. I would highly recommend him for your events!
Response from Houston Trumpet Player:
Thank you for your kind words, Karen. I enjoyed it! I don't think I've ever had so many people take photos and videos of me as I did on Saturday night. It looked like the guests were having a wonderful time.
Price Range: $175 (Solo) - $5,4000 (20 Piece Big Band)
Gig Length: 10 - 360 minutes
Unions: AFM
Eddie Lewis has been a full time, professional trumpet player since he quit his last day job, delivering pizzas for Dominos Pizza, in 1988. He has been living the life that most trumpet players only get to dream about.
Eddie's career as a performer includes performances in almost every musical genre that uses trumpet. While he is most widely known as a jazz trumpet player, Eddie also has significant experience in funk, salsa, tejano, cumbias, top 40/pop, rock, country western, and even klezmer music.
| September 22, 2023 • 4:30pm - 5:30pm | Nonprofit Event |
| February 18, 2023 • 4:00pm - 6:00pm | House Party |
| December 02, 2022 • 6:30pm - 8:00pm | Christmas Party |
| October 29, 2022 • 2:00pm - 4:30pm | Funeral/Memorial Service |
| September 09, 2022 • 6:00pm - 6:45pm | Studio Session |
| July 01, 2022 • 5:00pm - 10:00pm | Anniversary Party |
| May 07, 2022 • 4:00pm - 6:00pm | Cocktail Party |
| November 20, 2021 • 4:30pm - 5:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| October 29, 2021 • 3:00pm - 3:45pm | Birthday Party |
| August 06, 2021 • 12:00pm - 12:45pm | Funeral/Memorial Service |
| June 27, 2021 • 8:30am - 12:00pm | Worship Service |
| June 06, 2021 • 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Funeral/Memorial Service |
| April 08, 2021 • 7:30pm - 7:45pm | Funeral/Memorial Service |
| November 10, 2018 • 7:30pm - 10:00pm | Birthday Party |
| September 22, 2018 • 11:00am - 12:00pm | Funeral/Memorial Service |
| September 11, 2018 • 10:00am - 11:00am | Funeral/Memorial Service |
| March 17, 2018 • 10:00am - 10:15am | Personal Occasion |
| February 11, 2018 • 2:30pm - 3:30pm | Personal Occasion |
| May 06, 2017 • 7:00pm - 7:30pm | Fundraiser |
We don't have a firm set list. Eddie and the musicians he hires know literally thousands of songs. If you require a specific song that we don't know, then Eddie will make sure that we either have sheet music for that song, or if there is time, we will even memorize it before the event (which is sometimes necessary if we are required to walk and play at the same time).
The songs listed here are to help you be certain you are hiring the right kind of band for your event.
[The classical stuff is listed at the bottom.]
JAZZ
We tailor the set list to the mood and atmosphere of your event. For example, if you are having a 1920's themed party, then we will mostly play jazz tunes from that era. The only exception would be if you have specific requests.
Mainstream Jazz:
This is the jazz most people think of when they think about jazz. These are the "standard" jazz tunes that most jazz musicians have been playing for most of their lives.
A Foggy Day
All the Things You Are
Angel Eyes
Autumn Leaves
Beautiful Love
Black Orpheus
Blue Bossa
Blue Room
Ceora
Days of Wine and Roses
Desafinado
Corcovado
Four
Gentle Rain
The Girl from Ipanema
Green Dolphin Street
Have You Met Miss Jones
How High the Moon
How Insensitive
I Love You
Joy Spring
Just Friends
Stella by Starlight
Sugar
Take Five
There Is No Greater Love
What am I Here For?
Swing Band Jazz:
Most jazz has a swing feel, but there is a subgenre of jazz that we call "Swing Bands". The following is a list of tunes done in that style:
April in Paris
As Time Goes By
A String of Pearls
Autumn in New York
Body and Soul
Cherokee
Cottontail
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
The Duke
Easy Living
Falling in Love with Love
I Can't Get Started
I Could Write a Book
In a Mello Tone
In a Sentimental Mood
In the Mood
Lullaby of Birdland
Mood Indigo
Prelude to a Kiss
Stardust
Sentimental Journey
Stompin' at the Savoy
Take the A Train
They Can't Take That Away from Me
Dixie-land Jazz:
Dixie-land is a general term that covers music from the 1920's and some music from the 40's (because the music was revisited in the 40's).
All of Me
Basin Street Blues
Canal Street Blues
Climax Rag
Come Back Sweet Papa
Copenhagen
Dardanella
Dill Pickles Rag
Dipper Mouth Blues
Doctor Jazz
Dogtown Blues
Jazz Me Blues
Jimtown Blues
Johnson Rag
King Bolden on Parade
King Porter Stomp
Limehouse Blues
Milnberg Joys
When the Saints Go Marching In
Sensation Rag
Saint James Infirmary
South Rampart Street Parade
Twelfth Street Rag
Wang Wang Blues
We Danced at the Mardi Gras
Two-beat Society Music:
Eddie and his buddies have played literally hundreds of society gigs and the various country clubs in Houston and other cities. The following list is of tunes commonly played in that classy, "New York Society" style.
Blue Room
Chanson D'amour
Dancing on the Ceiling
Easy to Love
Girl of My Dreams
I Should Care
La Paloma
Like Someone in Love
Love Letters in the Sand
Melody of Love
Mexicali Rose
Michelle
My Foolish Heart
My Romance
Night and Day
Out of Nowhere
Remember When
Satin Doll
The Song is You
Spanish Eyes
Trade Winds
What Is This Thing Called Love?
Yesterdays
So What's New
Bebop:
We can do a show of only bebop jazz. This is the music of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie and it is the music most jazz musicians study for their entire lifetimes.
Anthroplogy
Au Privave
Blue Monk
Blues for Alice
Confirmation
Dexterity
Donna Lee
Groovin' High
Lady Bird
Oleo
Ornithology
Scrapple from the Apple
Solar
Straight. No Chaser
Tune-Up
Bossa Nova:
Black Orpheus
Blue Bossa
Ceora
Desafinado
Corcovado
Gentle Rain
The Girl from Ipanema
How Insensitive
Look to the Sky
Meditation
My Little Boat
Once I Loved
Pensativa
The Shadow of Your Smile
Summer Samba
Triste
Wave
CLASSICAL
Classical repertoire is different from jazz in that we need arrangements of the music before we can perform it. Eddie has sheet music for trumpet ensembles of all sizes, from duets to duodectets (12 trumpets).
He also has sheet music for brass trio, brass quartet and brass quintet. For larger ensembles it is common to double or triple the parts. So if you need ten brass, then we would basically hire two of each part in the brass quintet. This is actually a very beautiful sound. Very powerful, too.
Funerals:
Taps
Amazing Grace
Il Silenzio
Various Hymns
Special Requests
Weddings:
Clarke - Trumpet Voluntary
Purcell - Trumpet Voluntary
Mouret - Rondeau
Vivaldi - Water Music
Wagner - Bridal Chorus
Mendelssohn - Wedding March
Charpentier - Te Deum
Bach - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Shubert - Ave Maria
Bach - Sleepers Awake
Bach - Bist Du Bei Mir (If Thou Art with Me)
Mozart - Ave Verum Corpus
Classical Recital or Concert:
As a trumpet player, people expect me to say that my influences are famous musicians. For me it doesn't work that way. My greatest influences are people who you probably never heard of before. These are the people I have had the honor and privilege to perform with since I began playing professionally in the 80's.
As a trumpet teacher, I always talk about people who I sat next to on the gigs. My music is a product of the gig culture and that culture is made up of people. I have played literally thousands of gigs in my lifetime and every one of the musicians I worked with had an impact on my musicianship.
Yes, I've performed with more than my share of famous acts. But the influences who made the greatest impact in my music were the people sitting next to me on stage, not the famous artist up front.
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