Adam Mejaour enjoys being immersed in the world of music from almost every angle. By day, he is the head technician and repair department manager at David French Music Company in Westborough, MA, specializing in wind instrument repair. There, he also doubles as a music educator, teaching a thriving private studio of local trumpet students that have ranged from 10 to 76 years of age. With his remaining time, he enjoys an active freelance trumpet playing career, performing in idioms across the musical spectrum. Whether in chamber ensembles, pit orchestras, jazz bands or wind ensembles, Adam “Hot Lips” Mejaour finds himself at home.

He earned his Bachelor’s in Music Education and Trumpet Performance from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2015. This is also where the Amity Street Brass Quintet was initially founded and graciously guided by music department faculty: Greg Spiridopoulos (trombone), John Bottomley (tuba), Laura Klock (horn), and Eric Berlin (trumpet).

He credits much of his trumpet playing versatility to his musical mentors: Bill Fanning (classical, jazz, lead trumpet), Eric Berlin (classical trumpet), and Jeff Holmes (lead and jazz trumpet). This initial and continued inspiration is what guides him as a musician and provided the educational “seeds” to foster that same love and growth in his students.

You can catch him playing with: Dan Gabel and the Abletones, Dan Gabel’s High Society Orchestra, the Worcester Jazz Orchestra and with various groups throughout Massachusetts. Other recent and notable performances have been with: Gunhild Carling, the late BJ Thomas, and international jazz vocalist: Elise Roth.

If he’s not doing any of the above things, you’ll likely catch him cooking some amazing meals at home, hanging with his two cats Simba and Bagheera, out enjoying a nice hike, or kayaking.