Kevin Burns (3)

American trumpeter and flugelhornist. Kevin Burns is the split lead trumpeter with the Airmen of Note, The United States Air Force Band, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C. A native of Cleveland, Tennessee, his Air Force career began in 1993 where he was assigned to the Band of the West, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Chief Burns began music studies at Lee College in Cleveland, Tennessee. He finished at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he completed a Bachelor of Music degree in performance and a Master of Business Administration degree. Prior to entering the Air Force, chief Burns played lead trumpet with the nationally televised "Richard Roberts Live" and "Expect A Miracle" television shows in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He also was a featured soloist with the San Antonio Symphony, the Oklahoma Synphonia/Tulsa Pops, the Tulsa Ballet, the Bartlesville Symphony, Ms. Oklahoma Pageant Orchestra, and worked extensively with various big bands and jazz combos. Prior to moving to Oklahoma, chief Burns was the lead trumpeter for the 1985 Tennessee All State Jazz Band, toured the entire continental U.S. with "The Spurrlows" from Florida, and toured Europe and the Eastern U.S. with various music groups while attending Lee College. Since 1988 chief Burns has been actively arranging and recording horn tracks for over 60 contemporary Christian albums and many commercial/jingle projects including several for ESPN and ABC Sports. Chief Burns has performed with such major artists as Natalie Cole, Ray Charles, Mel Torme, Diane Schurr, Jack Jones, Vic Damone, Cab Calloway, Burt Bacharach, Al Hirt, Phil Driscoll, The Lettermen, Rita Moreno, The Temptations and the Four Tops.