Dr. Kayla Solomon is a Canadian trumpeter, educator, and performing arts wellness advocate. As an active performer, Kayla regularly appears as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral performer, and jazz artist throughout North America. She has performed with ensembles including the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra, Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra, and Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, and enjoys performing across a wide variety of musical settings. Her professional experience includes work in the entertainment industry through JM Entertainment, where she performed as a lead trumpet player in theme park productions, as well as numerous pit orchestra performances for musical theatre productions. Career highlights include recording Ian Krause's Symphony No. 5 with the Seocho Philharmonia and co-founding Power of Two, a trumpet-piano duo dedicated to performing works by Canadian and underrepresented composers. Their commissioned work, The Stars of November by Kenley Kristofferson, received a Bronze Medal at the Global Music Awards.
Kayla is deeply committed to building vibrant musical communities through performance, education, outreach, and collaboration. She regularly presents clinics, masterclasses, and educational programs for students and community musicians and is passionate about creating accessible opportunities for musical growth and connection.
Her teaching and research interests focus on musician wellness, injury prevention, and sustainable performance practices. Her doctoral research examined overuse injuries in trumpet players and explored strategies for developing healthy, efficient approaches to performance. She holds certification in the Essentials of Performing Arts Medicine through the Performing Arts Medicine Association and regularly presents on performance wellness, pedagogy, and brass performance.
Kayla holds degrees from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the University of California, Los Angeles, and Brandon University.