David Moore
Assistant Professor of Music

David is an active freelance musician in the Central Virginia area and is an assistant professor of music at Longwood University. In addition to teaching trumpet, David directs the Longwood Jazz Band and Jazz Combo. Before his appointment to Longwood, David freelanced in the central Illinois area, taught at Millikin University, and served as principal trumpet in the Millikin Decatur Symphony Orchestra. David has a BM from the University of Tulsa, and an MM in Jazz Studies and a DA in trumpet performance from The University of Northern Colorado. David performs in a variety of styles and groups and fronts his own bands. He has been featured on several recording projects including Ryan Middagh “Colorado Brew Featuring Jeff Coffin and Tom Giampietro” Ryan Middagh Music (2012), David Caffey Jazz Orchestra “Enter Autumn” Artist Alliance Records (2015), Cassio Vianna Jazz Orchestra “Infancia” Teal Creek Music, (2017), Su Chang “Chasing the Dream” Shanghai Audio & Video Co. (2017), No Hands Brass Band “Off the Curb” Ova Yonder Records, (2021), and most recently with The Justin Haynes Jazz Collective “In a Funk” self-produced (2022). David has shared the stage with artists and groups such as Roger Ingram, Jeff Coffin, Louis Hayes, Tito Puente Jr., Greg Gisbert, Victor Wooten, Al Hood, Brad Goode, The USAF Falconaires, The Dallas Brass, The Colorado Jazz Orchestra, and The Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra.