Ron Di Lauro

Ron Di Lauro has been one of the most sought-after musicians in Quebec for over 45 years. From jazz to classical, popular repertoire and world music, this trumpeter remains as active as ever. Throughout his career, he has performed alongside several internationally renowned artists, including Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard, Randy Brecker, Zoot Sims, John Scofield, Maria Schneider, Dave Holland, Ron Carter, Paquito Di Rivera, Oliver Jones, Vic Vogel, Pepper Adams, Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra Jr., Michel Legrand, John Pizzarelli, Jamie Cullum, Aretha Franklin, Ginette Reno, Carol Welsman, Ranee Lee, Céline Dion, Gregory Charles, Claude Dubois, Daniel Lavoie, Gino Vannelli, Diane Dufresne, Petula Clark, Shirley Bassey, and Deep Purple, to name but a few. He has performed as a guest soloist with the Montreal, Laval, and Longueuil Symphony Orchestras, the Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal, and the Quebec Symphony Orchestra, as well as the Joe Sullivan and Lorraine Desmarais Big Bands, the Orchestre de Jazz de Nice (France), and the Caja Negra Big Band de Paris (France). He has been a member of Vic Vogel's Big Band since 1980. Ron Di Lauro has taken part in numerous television and radio broadcasts, contributed to musical comedies, several film soundtracks and commercials, and has participated in over 350 studio recordings as a soloist, brass section member, music producer, and conductor. He is regularly called upon by many music festivals and cultural organizations to serve as a jury member. Professor Emeritus of the Faculty of Music at the Université de Montréal, he has led the Big Band and the Jazz Chamber Orchestra, while also teaching jazz trumpet and heading the jazz department at the Université de Montréal. He has also taught at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University and UQAM as a lecturer for several years. Ron Di Lauro is also a guest conductor of the National Jazz Orchestra of Montreal and leads several musical ensembles ranging from small groups to large jazz and popular music ensembles. In May 2014, the Montreal International Jazz Festival awarded him the Oscar Peterson Prize in recognition of the "quality of his artistry and his exceptional contribution to the Canadian jazz scene." In March 2019, Ron Di Lauro received the "Prix Hommage" from the JazzFest des jeunes du Québec "for an exceptional musical contribution to the cultural scene and for 20 years of involvement and dedication." In August 2021, the FestiJazz de Mont-Tremblant awarded him the "Prix Hommage for his remarkable contribution to the development of jazz in Canada."