Alonzo Demetrius Ryan, Jr.
Trumpeter
Alonzo Demetrius Ryan Jr. is a trumpeter, composer bandleader from Plainsboro NJ. His musical journey began at the age of 8, singing and learning the piano until finally settling on the trumpet by age 10. Alonzo spent two years at the historic Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz where he connected with other talented young professionals and, more importantly, gained life-long friends and mentors. In 2014 he obtained a Bachelor’s in music at the Berklee College of Music in Boston and performed in and around the Boston area. In 2019 he received his Masters from the Berklee Global Jazz Institute Masters Program. Throughout his short career, Alonzo has worked with an ever-growing list of notable musicians spanning several genres including Terence Blanchard, Terri Lyne Carrington, Ralph Peterson Jr., Dezron Douglas, among others.