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John DePaola
Pittsburgh native Trumpeter based in Orlando for 38 years
About Me
John DePaola has been playing trumpet full time for over 40 years. He has travelled extensively
throughout the USA and Europe performing. He hails originality from Pittsburgh PA but left the city of
three rivers to settle in Orlando, FL, where he has been a full time musician at Walt Disney World and
also a member of the Rosie O’Grady’s Good time Jazz Band. Over the decades he has performed with
entertainers Ray Charles, Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennet, Bob Hope, Johnny Mathis, Kenny Rogers, Frank
Sinatra Jr., The Moody Blues, and many others.
He has also played for national touring Broadway Shows like West Side Story, Hello Dolly, A Chorus
Line, 42nd Street, The Producers, “Chicago” and “Wicked”
John has also been a regular performer at jazz festivals across the U.S. with different groups and
has also leads his own group, performing for Jazz clubs and societies in Florida.
He is a member of the Dr Phillips Center Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Rodney Whitaker and has
toured Florida withhe Gordon Goodwins’ “Big “Phat Band” in 2023 and 2025.
As a symphony musician, John has played Principal Trumpet with The Villages Philharmonic since
2003 and also served as Principal Trumpet with the Lakeland Symphony in Lakeland Fl. He also plays
with The Brevard Symphony Orchestra and the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra when required to do so.
His television and film credits include playing live on the annual NASCAR Awards Special, Television
commercials for Walt Disney World Cruise line, Music for the Amazon movie “Being the Ricardo’s” and
has recently recorded trumpet tracks for various episodes of the daytime drama “The Young and the
Restless”
You can see his performance schedule and check out his latest C.D. on Apple Music here:
https://music.lnk.to/IWyUno
On Spotify here: https://music.lnk.to/IWyUno
Schedule & More information on John can be found at: johndepaolamusic.com
