Bio
Born in Denver, Colorado, and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, trumpeter Keller Remington now resides in New York City. Keller discovered his passion for the instrument through his parents’ diverse musical taste. While studying at the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts, he earned four consecutive DownBeat Student Music Awards and performed alongside Las Vegas icons Clint Holmes and Frankie Moreno, studying under Wes Marshall and Kenny Rampton.
Keller holds a degree from the acclaimed Peabody Institute, where he studied under trumpeter, composer, and educator Sean Jones (The Richard and Elizabeth Case Chair). Today, Keller maintains an active career teaching and performing throughout the New York–New Jersey and Baltimore–Washington areas, and has toured with groups across the United States and Europe. Dedicated to honoring the jazz tradition, he strives to enrich the musical landscape through his distinct sound and active community outreach.
Artistic Statement
I am an artist. I am a student of art, a student of intention and expression. I play music, jazz music, self reflective music, instantaneously combusting with energy and self expressive music. Continuing this long standing, yet still very youthful and brittle tradition that is America's Classical music. Given that this music reflects self and the climate of social change it is important that I observe and maintain a sturdy position in the social world and what is going on in the community. I see this music as ever and rapidly changing and I hope to continue this tradition by being myself and adding my own little branch on the family tree of jazz. I do this as a form of expression as it speaks louder than words as well as it takes a certain level of academic understanding of the music to be able to portray a valid message which I will tirelessly study. However, at the end of the day, what you play is what you mean, as long as it is played with sincere intention it is you and it is valid and nothing less.
Pentagon
Pentagon is a Keller's quintet, named by NEA Jazz Master and Artistic Director of Keystone Korner, Todd Barkan. This group has featured musicians such as Thomas Schinabeck and Todd Marcus. This ensemble made its debut performance in 2022.
