About | Jollyville Brass Quintet

JOLLYVILLE BRASS QUINTET

JBQ at Wednesday Morning Music Club

Performing at UBC Austin

Photo by Cassie Marcelo

Christmas 2019

This image was taken after our Jollyville Brass Christmas Radio Hour show held at Central Market North Lamar

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Our mission is to strengthen the local community with musical experiences that engage and empower our audiences. We do this by hosting concerts at a variety of community centers throughout Austin; playing music that will be familiar and accessible to all audiences; and finding unique ways to give back to the community during those concerts.

The name comes from a neighborhood in North Austin, and was chosen as a way to claim our commitment to spreading joy and to affirm our home in Texas.

JBQ is the artist in residence at University Baptist Church.
We send our thanks and gratitude to the congregation
for their generosity and encouragement.

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Meet The Players

Michael Crosa

Michael studied music at the University of North Carolina where his involvement included the drum and trumpet lines of the Marching Tar Heels, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and serving as the official Master Bell Ringer. He has since been involved with a variety of other musical performance styles, his favorite of which was playing Dave Bukatinsky in The Full Monty at Asheville Community Theater. He is the founder, director, and occasional percussionist for JBQ.

Brian Routson

Brian began playing horn and trumpet in grade school, during which time he performed in various chamber ensembles, youth orchestras, and regional honors bands. In high school, he was the recipient of the Schuler scholarship and the John Philip Sousa Band Award. As an undergraduate, he studied music theory at the Frost School of Music in Coral Gables, Florida. Brian has performed with many amateur and semi-professional groups over the years.
Photo Credit: Cassie Marcelo

Daniel Nájera

Daniel is a cool dude who does cool things. He plays trumpet, saxophones, and tuba meaning that he can fill several roles within the group. He's a freelance musician in Austin.

Photo Credit: Cassie Marcelo

Richard Dayries

Richard began playing trumpet in grade school after being told his fingers were ‘too short’ to play saxophone. Undeterred, Richard played trumpet though intermediate and high school, performing in the school’s concert, marching, and jazz bands. More recently, Richard has performed with the Central Texas Medical Orchestra.
Richard graduated from UT Austin with a Mathematics degree and currently works at UT in the IT department.
Photo Credi: Cassie Marcelo

Brian Green

Brian has been playing the trombone for more than 45 years. Since moving to Austin in 1993 he has enjoyed the thriving musical culture of the city and its environs, and has played with a wide variety of groups including the Buda Philharmonic Orchestra, the Austin Jazz Band, the Central Texas Medical Orchestra and the Austin New Horizons Band. Recently retired, Brian is looking forward to even greater explorations of his life-long passion for music.
Photo Credit: Cassie Marcelo

Jonathan Thompson

Jonathan is originally from North Carolina, but currently researches electrochemistry as a graduate student at UT. He focuses on separations, which can potentially improve at-home disease monitoring systems like the glucose monitor. In his spare time he loves reading, watching NFL and college basketball, and enjoying a cold beer on the weekend. He was discovered while walking in a t-shirt from the Marching Tar Heels, which Michael immediately recognized from his days marching at UNC Chapel Hill

Chris Sokol

(not yet pictured)

Michael Crosa

Michael studied music at the University of North Carolina where his involvement included the drum and trumpet lines of the Marching Tar Heels, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and serving as the official Master Bell Ringer. He has since been involved with a variety of other musical performance styles, his favorite of which was playing Dave Bukatinsky in The Full Monty at Asheville Community Theater. He is the founder, director, and occasional percussionist for JBQ.

Brian Routson

Brian began playing horn and trumpet in grade school, during which time he performed in various chamber ensembles, youth orchestras, and regional honors bands. In high school, he was the recipient of the Schuler scholarship and the John Philip Sousa Band Award. As an undergraduate, he studied music theory at the Frost School of Music in Coral Gables, Florida. Brian has performed with many amateur and semi-professional groups over the years.
Photo Credit: Cassie Marcelo

Daniel Nájera

Daniel is a cool dude who does cool things. He plays trumpet, saxophones, and tuba meaning that he can fill several roles within the group. He's a freelance musician in Austin.

Photo Credit: Cassie Marcelo

Richard Dayries

Richard began playing trumpet in grade school after being told his fingers were ‘too short’ to play saxophone. Undeterred, Richard played trumpet though intermediate and high school, performing in the school’s concert, marching, and jazz bands. More recently, Richard has performed with the Central Texas Medical Orchestra.
Richard graduated from UT Austin with a Mathematics degree and currently works at UT in the IT department.
Photo Credi: Cassie Marcelo

Brian Green

Brian has been playing the trombone for more than 45 years. Since moving to Austin in 1993 he has enjoyed the thriving musical culture of the city and its environs, and has played with a wide variety of groups including the Buda Philharmonic Orchestra, the Austin Jazz Band, the Central Texas Medical Orchestra and the Austin New Horizons Band. Recently retired, Brian is looking forward to even greater explorations of his life-long passion for music.
Photo Credit: Cassie Marcelo

Jonathan Thompson

Jonathan is originally from North Carolina, but currently researches electrochemistry as a graduate student at UT. He focuses on separations, which can potentially improve at-home disease monitoring systems like the glucose monitor. In his spare time he loves reading, watching NFL and college basketball, and enjoying a cold beer on the weekend. He was discovered while walking in a t-shirt from the Marching Tar Heels, which Michael immediately recognized from his days marching at UNC Chapel Hill

Chris Sokol

(not yet pictured)

Interested in playing with us?

We like to keep an eye out for subs or potential new members

The instrumentation is flexible, what's more important is that you're a creative person who wants to try new things.