Pablo Masis teaches trumpet, and is the Chair of the Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion departments of CMS. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Pablo grew up in northern Arizona on the Navajo Indian Reservation and in Billings, Montana. He studied classical trumpet at Lawrence University with Robert Levy, receiving a Bachelor of Music degree. Following a year of graduate study in classical trumpet with Dennis Najoom at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, he moved to New Orleans, where he studied with Terence Blanchard, Clyde Kerr Jr. and Ed Petersen, and received a Master’s Degree in Jazz Studies from the University of New Orleans.
Pablo has performed with a variety of New York based ensembles including Kyle Saulnier’s Awakening Orchestra, Bobby Sanabria’s Multiverse Big Band, the David White Jazz Orchestra, the Dan Pugach Big Band, and the NYC Brass Choir. In 2012, Pablo released his second recording with a quintet of musicians from New York, titled “Intrinsic”, featuring Chad Lefkowitz-Brown on Tenor Sax, Alex Brown on Piano, Linda Oh on Bass, and Jared Schonig on Drums. He has appeared across the United States and Europe including New York, Seattle, Portland, Oklahoma City, New Orleans, Kansas City, Washington DC, Belgium, The Netherlands, and Poland. Pablo has presented concerts and masterclasses at Rocky Mountain College, South Dakota State University, Augustana University, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, and even Kabul, Afghanistan, where he was a guest artist with the Afghanistan National Institute of Music for their Winter Academy.
