AUSTIN ALI
COMPOSER
BIO
Hailing from Texas, AUSTIN ALI is a composer, trumpeter, and arranger based in Los Angeles, California. An insatiably curious person, he strives to inspire wonder through his music. From complex-meter jazz to spacey orchestral scores, he seeks to compose infectiously fun and unforgettable music.
As a trumpeter-composer, Austin was named “Promising Artist of the 21st Century” on tour with Big Wy’s Brass Band, performing his original music for the U.S. Ambassador and President of Costa Rica in 2017 and 2019. He maintains an active career performing regularly with local quintet Good Time Brass. Additionally, Austin has performed and taught masterclasses in multiple international music festivals, presented his composition onstage at TEDx, collaborated with artists such as Hilá Plitmann, Joe Lovano, Stefano Greco, Christopher Bill, and opened for Stevie Wonder at the Circuit of the Americas.
Recently, Austin traveled to Tampa, FL, Columbus, IN, and Siena, Italy for the premieres of his latest three orchestral works Defiant Overture, The Beginner’s Guide to Space Travel, and Atmospheres by the Tampa Bay Symphony, Columbus Symphony, and Orchestra Senzaspine in 2023.
Austin holds his B.A. and B.M. from the University of Texas at Austin and his M.A. from University of California, Los Angeles.
