Heralded as the “next Chris Botti,” Jonathan Dely leads his All-Star Band across the United States at venues including Lincoln Center in New York, SFJAZZ in San Francisco, and The NAMM Show in Los Angeles.
After declining a six-figure Wall Street job to become a solo trumpet artist, Dely earned finalist honors in the National Trumpet Competition, the International Trumpet Guild Jazz Competition, and the Yamaha Young Performing Artist Competition.
In 2023, Dely’s journey from Wall Street to the stage caught the eye of legendary filmmaker Bob Giraldi who cast Jonathan to star in his newest short film, Goodbye Jonathan’s Soul, the story of a young musician on the precipice of accepting a lucrative Wall-Street job who wrestles with leaving his jazz band behind forever. Dely composed and performed the film’s music at Giraldi’s request.
Dely graduated with honors from Williams College before earning his Master’s on scholarship at Manhattan School of Music.