John Freeman is a professional classical trumpet player who lives, plays, and teaches trumpet in the San Francisco Bay Area.

In addition to performing with SFCMP, John is the Principal Trumpet of several Bay Area Orchestras- the Marin Symphony, the Stockton Symphony, San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, and the Fresno Philharmonic. He is also a member of the Oakland Symphony, Opera San Jose, and Central City Opera in Colorado. Additionally, John frequently performs with many other local groups such as the San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Opera and Ballet, the California Symphony, the Modesto Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Silicon Valley, and the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra among others. In addition to symphonic music, John has performed with a wide variety of ensembles including brass quintets, Broadway pit orchestras, big bands, salsa bands and even rock bands.

For the past ten years, he has been the adjunct trumpet professor at San Jose State University. Before moving to the Bay Area, John was the Principal Trumpet of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra in South Carolina. When he’s not performing or teaching music, John enjoys mountain biking and road cycling, running, hiking and home roasting coffee.