Jeff Nordquist

Twin Cities trumpet player

Live music around town.

I play trumpet with rock bands, jazz orchestras, brass groups, church ensembles, and whatever else gets good people making music together.

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Parrothead Paradise band on a beach-themed stage Star of the North Jazz Orchestra Holiday brass ensemble performance Performance at Mount Olivet
Jeff Nordquist

Jeff's Live Music Dates

Where I’m playing next

Sep 13
9:00 AM
Mt. Olivet Rally Sunday
Church service
Services at 9, 10, 11 AM
Mount Olivet Lutheran Church · Minneapolis, MN
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The musical worlds

Music for all kinds of moments

I’m grateful that trumpet has given me so many ways to be useful with music, whether that means helping people dance, listen, celebrate, worship, or simply feel a little more alive.

Rock band energy

With Parrothead Paradise, I get to be part of a band built for dancing, singing along, and sending people home feeling better than when they arrived.

Big band craft

With Star of the North Jazz Orchestra, I get to help bring big band music to life for an audience: the swing, the color, the surprise, and the joy of a full ensemble moving together.

Metro Brass Quintet

With Metro Brass Quintet, I get to play for people who really love the sound of brass: everything from church services to concerts with classical, jazz, pop, and a few surprises mixed in.

Church services

Playing at Mount Olivet and other churches gives me a chance to help support worship, mark important moments, and be part of music that matters deeply to the people gathered there.

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Performance videos

Featured clips from a few of the groups I get to play with. Each video player loads only when you choose to watch.

Love For Sale

Solo with Star of the North Jazz Orchestra on Cole Porter’s "Love For Sale," arranged by Alan Baylock. Recorded August 23, 2026 at Crooner’s Supper Club.

Parrothead Paradise

A promo video for Parrothead Paradise, bringing Jimmy Buffett favorites and beach-band energy to the stage.

Holiday brass ensemble performance

Penny Lane

Metro Brass Quintet performing The Canadian Brass’s arrangement of "Penny Lane" at Redeemer Lutheran Church on June 5, 2022.

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