Jeff Purtle
Trumpet Player, Brass Teacher and Clinician

Teaching

Purtle.com (online trumpet lessons, local studio, and online clinician worldwide)
International Trumpet Guild's Top 25 Websites (2003 - Present)
International Trumpet Guild Youth Website Masterclass author
Written for The Brass Herald
Clinician and Lectures
Furman University, Bob Jones University, North Greenville University
South Carolina Association of Christian Schools Convention
South Carolina Band Directors Association
Official answer man for the Claude Gordon Music Enterprise website (2004 - Present)
Student Accomplishments and Testimonials about teaching
Greenville County Youth Orchestra
Anderson University - Trumpet Professor (2006 - Present)
Clemson University - Trumpet Professor and Brass Quintet Director (1998 - 2003)

Playing

Greenville, South Carolina (1997 - Present)
Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Greater Anderson Musical Arts Consortium, Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra (NC)
Los Angeles, California (1986 - 1997)
Downey Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra, Brentwood-Westwood Symphony Orchestra

Performances with:
Dionne Warwick, Rita Coolidge, Crystal Gail, Sandi Patty, Christopher Parkening, Tom Scott, Jubilant Sykes, Johnny Mann, Wayne Bergeron, Scott Hartman, Proteus 7,  Sarah Ioannides, Jacob Armen, Eric Reed, Tony Lujan, Daniel Rodriguez, Byron Stripling, Rhythm & Brass, Mark O’Connor, Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs, The Bellamy Brothers

Volunteer Work

Ordained Deacon in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) - June 13, 2004
Woodruff Road Presbyterian Church in Simpsonville, South Carolina - (2000 - 2007)
Federal Vision Seminar Conference (February 10, 2007)
Media team director and event management
Distribution of CDs, Podcasts and 1500 sets of DVDs, which caused a monumental vote in the Presbyterian Church in America's 2007 General Assembly resulting in the condemnation of Federal Vision as heretical. Dr. R. C. Sproul said this was significant to the voting.
Media Ministry Director (2006 2007)
Building and Grounds Deacon
"The Presbyterian Pulpit" name creation and change and new matching logos with WRPC 
Added live streaming video, computer based recording and editing, iTunes Podcasting, T1 network with fiber optic and complete WiFi coverage, Projectors for overflow room and presentations, In house mass duplication of CDs and labels.
The training of a team of 8 to continue my work when I resigned in November 2007.

Education

Bachelor of Music in Trumpet Performance - California State University Northridge
Private Study - Claude Gordon (Trumpet Virtuoso and Author) 1984 - 1994
Private Study - Charles Brady (Principal Trumpet of National Symphony Orchestra) 1978 - 1984 Private Study - William Bing (Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Author) 1986 - 1992
Master Classes - Arturo Sandoval, Roy Poper, Wynton Marsalis, Mike Vax, Bill Adams, Phil Smith, Timofei Dokshizer, Allen Vizzutti, Frank Kaderabek