David Truilo

Clarinet & Saxophone

Born and raised in Ormond Beach Florida, David began studying the clarinet when he was in 5^th grade and added the tenor sax in 8^th grade when his middle school started a jazz band. He attended Spruce Creek High School, in Port Orange Florida, where he was a member of the school’s top ensembles for both jazz and classical music. As a member of the school’s 12 O’clock Jazz Band he had the opportunity to perform and solo alongside Jeff Coffin and Carl Fisher. He also traveled with the band to the Savannah Music Festival for the Swing Central Jazz Competition. In middle school, David was a member of the All-State band as a clarinetist. As a high school senior, he was the first chair tenor saxophonist in the All State Jazz Band. He was also the first chair tenor in the inaugural Florida Symphony Youth Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Jeff Rupert. David was a member of the Stanford Jazz Institute in 2017 where he learned from luminaries such as Ravi Coltrane, Anat Cohen, and Kendrick Scott. He was also one of a select group of musicians selected for Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Summer Jazz Academy in 2018. For his undergraduate degree, David is attending The New School of Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City.