ABOUT
Artist Statement
Music and the arts are all deeply within us. The stories we create through each note are all personal and unique to us, and no two people will interpret a song the same way. To me, the most beautiful thing about music is the depth of emotion we can feel from one song or even just a few notes. Music tells stories, recalls memories lost, and develops us as kind and loving people.
Music allows us to find our inner stories, feel our inner emotions, and share parts of us with the world that are hard to communicate in words.
Through my performances, compositions, and teaching, I aim to connect people through stories and inspire people to share their own. Whether unique or universal, everyone’s story deserves to be told.
BIOGRAPHY
Izzi Guzman is an award-winning trombonist, composer, and educator based in Miami composing joyful moments through music and media. She combines her experiences in music, photography, and social media content creation to lift up underrepresented voices and positively contribute to the next generation of music students.
As a trombonist, Izzi is unbound by genre and tells a story through every performance. Praised for her vibrant sound and expressiveness on the trombone, Izzi’s performance experiences range from large jazz ensembles and symphonic orchestras to her own co-led ensemble, The G.G. Collective, which she manages as Co-Founder of G.G. Music Studios, LLC. Recent performance highlights include sharing the stage with Crystal Waters at I Am House Orchestrated 2026, playing lead trombone with the Frost Jazz Orchestra from 2024 to 2025, and performing with the Miami Pixel Symphony and The Sinfonietta. Izzi’s versatility as a trombonist keeps her busy in Miami’s music scene.
Izzi was a featured performer and arts accessibility panelist at the 2025 South Beach Jazz Festival, where she was a 2024 scholarship recipient, and the 2019 Newport Jazz Festival with the prestigious Berklee Global Jazz Institute Summer Workshop. In 2025, Izzi was selected among college students across the United States to participate in the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Academy directed by Christian McBride. At the academy, she played lead trombone in the JAS Academy Big Band and was a founding member of a jazz octet, Moose on the Loose. In 2024, Izzi was a part of the Kenny Wheeler Legacy Project with the Frost Jazz Orchestra and Royal Academy of Music Jazz Orchestra, recording Some Days Are Better: The Lost Scores at Abbey Road Studios with John Daversa, Nick Smart, Shelly Berg, Evan Parker and Norma Winstone.
Izzi’s compositions and arrangements weave together personal stories and a love for diverse genres, creating a distinctive, multi-dimensional sound. Her works have been performed across the United States at colleges including the University of Miami, Berklee College of Music, Florida Gulf Coast University, and East Texas A&M University. Her jazz big band omposition 99 Percent is published and available for purchase on Brava Jazz Publishing. Izzi’s composition A Warm Welcome can be heard in Historic Landmarks of Miami: Live at Gusman Concert Hall 2024, where Izzi paid tribute to Miami’s vibrant culture with a multi-genre musical piece that exemplifies her unique approach to storytelling through music. Her latest album, Celebration, includes several compositions and arrangements for small ensemble and big band that explore themes and stories of growing up and self-acceptance. She currently studies jazz composition with Stephen Guerra and is a writer for the Frost School of Music’s Henry Mancini Institute.
Izzi graduated Summa Cum Laude from Berklee College of Music in 2022 and University of Miami in 2024 and 2025. She was an outreach teaching assistant from 2024-2025 for the Donna E. Shalala MusicReach Program, which provides free music education to students from underserved communities. She continues to teach privately and through the Frost Preparatory Program and Frost Summer Experience.
Beyond the stage, Izzi manages social media for the Frost Studio Music & Jazz Department, Miami Jam Sessions, Frost Preparatory Program, and John Daversa. She worked closely with the Frost School of Music marketing team as a member of the inaugural Frost Social Media Creators Collective. She continues to collaborate with Frost faculty and marketing team staff as a photographer for the Frost School. She is also an avid graphic designer and visual artist, having a passion for art since her childhood.
With a mission of connecting listeners together though music, Izzi continues to make her mark in the music world and radiate positivity in every performance she gives, every composition she writes, and every lesson she teaches.
izzi’s career highlights
Izzi at the Frost School of Music booth at the 2025 Jazz Education Network (JEN) Conference
Izzi at the Vortex Jazz Club in London, UK
Izzi with the Jogo Entertainment band
Izzi receiving the Frost School of Music Outstanding Senior in Music Education and Overall Outstanding Senior Award
Izzi with the Frost School of Music Jazz Trombone Studio
Izzi performing at the 2025 South Beach Jazz Festival
Izzi with legendary studio musician Jay Daversa
Izzi performing on bass trombone with the Frost Jazz Orchestra
Izzi with the composers of "Themes of Revolution: Live at Gusman Concert Hall 2025"
Izzi with her JAS Academy combo "Moose on the Loose"
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