A versatile trumpet player, Dr. Bryce Call has performed in a wide variety of musical settings from big bands and jazz combos to chamber ensembles and orchestras. He has been fortunate enough to perform with Aretha Franklin, The Four Tops, the Bob Curnow Big Band, the New London Big Band, the Marcus Lewis Big Band, and Joe McCarthy’s Afro Bop Alliance among others. He has also shared the stage and recording studio with trumpet greats Jon Faddis, Allen Vizzutti, Wynton Marsalis, Dave Douglas, and Rick Baptist. From 2016 to 2022 Bryce served as a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Band playing lead trumpet with the Guardians Big Band and section trumpet in the Concert and Ceremonial bands.

Bryce is currently the Assistant Professor of Trumpet and Brass Division Coordinator at Washburn University in Topeka, KS. Prior to his appointment at Washburn, he taught at Eastern Connecticut State University. He also runs an active private trumpet studio.

An active composer and arranger, Bryce has produced works for ensembles of various sizes and styles including big band, brass quintet, brass ensemble, solo trumpet, and woodwind trios.

Originally from Brier, WA, Bryce holds a DMA in Trumpet Performance from The Hartt School at the University of Hartford, a MM in Trumpet Performance from the University of Idaho, and a BM in Jazz Studies from Brigham Young University. His teachers include Phil Snedecor, Vern Sielert, Sean Butterfield, David Brown, and Greg Lyons.