Emily Mikesell

Emily Mikesell is a trumpeter and composer based in Los Angeles and New Orleans.She recently played at Bonnaroo with Neal Francis and has played with the Dee Dee Bridgewater Big Band at the Kennedy Center and the Detroit Jazz Festival, as well as Lonnie Holley at the Musicbox Village in New Orleans. Emily is a member of the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra and has played all over New Orleans with the band as well as Jazz at Lincoln Center, Ravinia, and Jazz Ascona in Switzerland. Emily also leads her indie pop project, Smiloh, in which she sings, plays trumpet, writes and arranges all the music. Emily received her Bachelor in music from Florida State University and her Masters in Jazz from the University of New Orleans.