The Guadalajara Reporter

JPO trumpet player not the average ‘gringo in Mexico’

When Adrian D. Griffin arrived in Guadalajara over three years ago, lured away from his position at the University of Texas to play principal trumpet in the Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra, he had a book project in the works with the prestigious Oxford University Press and, not surprisingly for a Midwest-reared American, spoke only English.

Griffin says that living in Guadalajara has not had much effect either way on the promotion of his book “Buzz to Brilliance,” which, he explains is “a more of a literary book than an exercise book” for beginner to intermediate trumpet players.” It is mostly promoted through Oxford and my own efforts,” such as his Facebook page and the first run of the book is almost sold out.

But living in Guadalajara had a big effect on Griffin’s status as a monolingual.

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