Dorival Puccini

Trumpeter Dorival Puccini, Jr. is the founder of the award winning Axiom Brass. He has contribute several musical translations for brass quintet specially written for Axiom. His works have been performed across the USA, Europe, and Asia. Dorival has co-produced all of Axiom Brass’ albums including New Standards, First Impressions, and Astor; the later including ten of his musical translations of Piazzolla’s compositions. Dorival is actively involved in creating new educational programs and new collaborations for Axiom while playing a significant role in the ensembles administration and artistic development. As a proponent of chamber music, Dorival has commissioned and premiered dozens of new works for brass and is the founder and chief-editor of Brass Legacy, a publication and commissioning consortium entirely dedicated to Brass Chamber Art Music. Dorival holds degrees from Grand Valley State University (BM), the Juilliard School of Music (MM), and Michigan State University (DMA).