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    Irvin Mayfield

    Jazz Trumpeter/Founder

    New Orleans Jazz Orchestra

    New Orleans, LA USA

    “That's why your passion is so important-that's one thing that no one else can do that you can do because you love it more than anyone else.”

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    Milestones

    Milestones

    My road in life has been direct.
    Says that playing trumpet growing up didn't always make him the most popular person; people had their doubts.
    He had a passion, could listen to and play trumpet all day everyday, so he didn't care about financial success, the feelings of his peers.
    Says success is all relative; if he set a goal to make $400 one month and he made $500, he was on top of the world.
    Parts of his family wanted him to have a tangible career, a degree, rather than pursuing his dream.
    Father had taught him to play the trumpet, but was disappointed when he dropped out of college.
    In 2009, he won a Grammy and was appointed to the National Endowment of the Arts by President Obama.
    Once he had a Grammy, got his own apartment, his family started to come around to his choices.
    Lives by a saying his mother taught him: "Blessed is he who gets paid for what he would do for free."
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    Career

    Career

    Jazz Trumpeter/Founder

    I'm an accomplished jazz trumpeter and artistic director of the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra.

    Career Roadmap

    Roadmap
    My work combines:
    My work combines:
    Business
    Business
    Music
    Music
    Being Creative
    Being Creative

    Hurdles

    Hurdles

    Challenges I Overcame

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    Other

    I don't have a college degree, I left school, which was one of the most painful decisions I ever made.