Meet JT

Composer and Trumpet Artist John-Thomas (“JT”) Burson pursues his lifelong passion of inspiring others through music. Burson currently works as a trumpet performer, music educator, and composer based in the Atlanta area. Recent engagements include the Gwinnett Ballet Theatre Orchestra, Georgia Symphony, Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra, and the Aspen Music Festival. As a composer, Burson was recently selected as a finalist in the Abbey Road Film Scoring Competition. Another recent composition for solo cornet won the North American Brass Band Association Solo Competition (with Burson performing his original music). New music by John-Thomas is available on all major platforms, including Spotify, iTunes, and YouTube Music. His recent single, “Heartbeat,” features his brother, fallen Holly Springs Police Officer Joe Burson, on drums. His arrangements and solo trumpet playing may be heard on several film scores by LA film composer Timothy Stuart Jones. Live television appearances include numerous segments on CBS’s “Late Late Show” with Sunset Blvd Brass of Los Angeles.