Emmy-Award winning trumpeter, composer and educator Orbert Davis is named one of Chicago’s “most admired jazz artists” (Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune). Orbert Davis was named by Chicago Magazine as “Y2k Best Trumpeter in Chicago” and “Chicagoan of the Year for 2002.” In September 2011, Davis was named Artist-In-Residence for the Chicago Jazz Festival, an honor held by only one other Chicagoan in its history.