Jonathan Dely leads a touring All-Star Band, from New York City’s Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center to SFJAZZ in San Francisco to The NAMM Show in Los Angeles, and more. After declining a full-time, six-figure investment banking position on Wall Street to become a solo trumpet artist, Dely earned finalist honors in the National Trumpet Competition, the International Trumpet Guild Jazz Competition, and the Yamaha Young Performing Artist Competition. In 2023, Dely’s journey from Wall Street to the stage caught the eye of Bob Giraldi, legendary filmmaker and director of Michael Jackson’s “Beat It,” who cast Dely in his newest short film Goodbye Jonathan’s Soul, the story of a young musician on the precipice of accepting a lucrative Wall-Street job who wrestles with leaving his jazz band behind forever.

Dely graduated with honors from Williams College before earning his Master’s on scholarship at Manhattan School of Music. He is currently preparing for the recording of his debut album.

“The next Chris Botti.” – Lincoln Center