Award-winning jazz composer, vocalist, and pianist Lizzi Trumbore is known for her emotive voice, rhythmic drive, and her holistic approach to improvisation. Her compositions create a familiar canvas for new and unexpected ideas to be explored.

 

Lizzi is also a published arranger and emerging educator based in Chicago, Illinois, holding teaching positions at University of Illinois - Chicago and Niles North High School. She received her bachelor degree from the University of North Texas and is currently pursuing her master’s degree at DePaul University. 

Growing up in the San Diego jazz scene, she started professionally performing at the age of 15 with musicians such as Peter Sprague, Leonard Patton, Jennifer Leitham, and Matt Falker. Her musical endeavors have taken her throughout the United States and Japan as a touring jazz vocalist with groups including the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, Somaluna, the UNT Jazz Singers, and her own solo projects.
 

Other collaborators have included Aubrey Johnson, Celia Hill, Chris Petro, Isabel Crespo, Julia Minkin, Justin Binek, Lynn Seaton, Millie Ahearn, and Vaughn Faison.

Lizzi’s debut album "Lifelines" has been described by progressive jazz publication NEXTBOP as "a stunning and deeply refined overture to what we can only assume will be a long and fruitful career."

 

Her EP “Unearth” is set to release in 2026.

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Lizzi’s love of music education and connecting with other people through song is one of the biggest driving forces in her life. Her joyful approach to teaching helps students from many backgrounds and ages find their voice as a musician. Lizzi has been teaching privately for 7 years, offering lessons in vocal technique, piano, improvisation, theory, and songwriting. Visit her Teaching Studio tab, the Contact tab, or email qzlessons@gmail.com for more information regarding lessons or bookings.