William F Artope Jr

William began his career at 16 playing with the late Stanley Turrentine in Chicago at a street festival; he was later invited to play at Stanley’s funeral. Artope honed his trumpet style under Chicago jazz greats: Frank Portolese, Bruce Daugherty, Bobby Lewis, and Orbert Davis. At 17,he had the honor of playing in concert with jazz greats Wayne Shorter, Nestor Torres, Onaje Allan Gumbs, and Buster Williams. Shortly after, he was accepted into the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, where he was honored with several prestigious accolades.

Artope is a versatile and energetic musician, having shared the stage and recorded with numerous popular artists. Performances with: John Mayer, toured with Teena Marie for 5 years, Toured with Lady A,Common, Stevie Wonder, accompanied Mariah Carey at the 2006 Grammy’s, Ludacris on the Jay Leno Show, India Arie, Nine Inch Nails, Mos Def, Rick Ross, Lloyd, Snoop Dogg, Sinbad & The Stank Nasty Band, Macy Gray, Blu Cantrell, Doja Cat, Richard Wright, Robin Thicke, Nelly, Roy Hargrove, Earth Wind & Fire, Capital Cities (toured and recorded with),Mario, Prince, Sebastian Bach, Eric Benet, Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, Dakah Hip Hop Orchestra, and was a regular Guest with NBC’s Late Night with Carson Daly house-band. William has also performed on American Idol, The Voice, and more recent John Mulaney /w Kim Deal and various other TV and late night shows.

I encourage beginning students to start with consistency and breath work. minimum of 15-20 minutes a day is a great way to start. I like to keep things simple initially and as the student progresses we add more to their daily practice.

I specialize in jazz but also play classical music as well. for students that are intermediate or are more advanced I gauge where they are at and provide repertoire that suits their level. I also customize information for different students based on their needs such as jazz etudes and or scales and exercises that can help them become more proficient on specific aspects of playing.