James Zingara

Dr. James Zingara has performed as an orchestral, wind band, and chamber musician throughout the United States as well as Canada, England, Germany, the Czech Republic, Denmark, China, and Singapore. Currently he serves as Associate Professor of Trumpet at the University of Alabama at Birmingham where his responsibilities include applied trumpet and brass methods, coaching and conducting brass ensembles, performing with the UAB Faculty Brass Quintet and UAB Chamber Trio, and coordinating the annual Trumpet Symposium. Former positions include Associate Professor of Trumpet at Troy University, and principal cornet/trumpet soloist with the US Air Force Heritage of America Band.  He has recorded on the Telarc, Zephyr, Capstone, and Mark labels, including two solo/chamber recordings on the Ravello label (Textures, 2016, and Many New Trails to Blaze, 2018).