Jay Chen

Jay Chen obtained his bachelor's degree from the Sichuan Conservatory of Music in China, and his master's degree from Oregon State University. Professor Chen is a trumpet instructor at OSU and Willamette University. He also conducts University Band at Willamette as well as the brass ensembles at both schools.

Chen is the principle trumpet for the Portland Opera and the Salem Chamber Orchestra. He has also performed with the Oregon Block Festival in Newport, the Oregon Bach Festival in Eugene, and with the Cascade Music Festival in Bend, Oregon. In 1997, he toured with the Chestnut Brass Co. through nine midwestern states. In China, he served as trumpet instructor at the Sichuan Conservatory and as principal trumpet for the Emei Motion Picture and Television Industry Orchestra.