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My Take
David Longoria fascinates me because of his range. A Colorado Springs jazz trumpeter who can hold his own among serious musicians, he won a Grammy in 2025 not for some virtuoso solo record but for a children's music album with Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band. I love that contrast: the discipline to play sophisticated jazz, paired with the generosity to pour real artistry into music for kids. Add songwriting, singing and producing to the mix and you have a genuine craftsman. He strikes me as someone who built recognition through steady, sincere work rather than spectacle, and that earns my admiration.
Overview
David Longoria is a Grammy Award winning American trumpeter, songwriter, singer and music producer. He won the Grammy Award in the category Best Children's Music Album on February 2, 2025 as a member of Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band. He was also nominated in 2023 for another Grammy Award for his work on the album Los Fabulosos (2022) with the same group, a Los Angeles based Children's music band.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- David Longoria
- Name (Japanese)
- ディビッド・ロンゴリア
- Reading
- でぃびっど・ろんごりあ
- Born
- January 7, 1977 (age 49)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Snake
- Origin
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- jazz musician / songwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.