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"When I was in middle school, I carried around my trumpet in giant, brown, hard-shell case. I remember being so embarrassed to haul around my extremely unattractive case that I resorted to stuffing my trumpet in my backpack! Fast forward to high-school and I received my first Reunion Blues black leather gig bag which I still use today. It is as stylish as it is durable. Reunion Blues makes carrying your trumpet look cool."
Ryan Montaño is an internationally celebrated trumpeter, composer and recording artist. Hailed by global saxophone icon Dave Koz as “the real deal” and a “multi-talented renaissance man” by Trend Magazine, Montaño has established himself as one of the most innovative and unique artists in Contemporary Jazz.
A 5-time Billboard-charting artist, Montaño’s album “Truth Journey” has garnered close to 6 million streams on Spotify. His original compositions are a steady fixture on Sirius XM Satellite Radio and at terrestrial and internet radio stations across the world.
Released in the fall of 2025, Ryan's latest 'Sanctuary' began its national radio campaign in August ‘25 and debuted as the #2 most added songs in the Contemporary Jazz Format. It has been broadcast across the United States and added by the format’s biggest broadcasters, all while exploring anomalous song structures, melodies and approaches which is a testament to the authentic and creative spirit of this music.
In Ryan’s words — “I wrote this song with my very talented friend — Bassist, Pianist, Guitarist, Drummer, Vocalist and Songwriter Ben Cornelius. Ben is one of those rare talents who plays all of these instruments with professional-level proficiency.
Along with Ben “Sanctuary” was created by some of Albuquerque NM’s brightest young talents including — Jonah Minkus | Drums, Asher Barreras | Upright Bass, Camilo Quinones | Production Consultant, Joe Yannece (NYC) | Mastering Engineer and Ryan — Muted Trumpet, Composer, Producer, Mixing Engineer, Graphic Designer.
“Sanctuary” is a song written without a traditional melody “hook” nor the traditional verse/pre-chorus/chorus song structure often found in radio singles. Half of the song is improvised solos.
Creating music that is recorded by Albuquerque musicians and receiving national and international airplay has been one of the greatest joys of my professional career. I’m honored to be able to help my fellow ABQ musicians showcase their talent on the national and international level.”
With truthful artistic vision, precise technique and emotive songwriting delivered through his dark and beautiful tone, Ryan Montaño is an artist evolving and creating along a path and sound all his own.
Ryan Montaño
"When I was in middle school, I carried around my trumpet in giant, brown, hard-shell case. I remember being so embarrassed to haul around my extremely unattractive case that I resorted to stuffing my trumpet in my backpack! Fast forward to high-school and I received my first Reunion Blues black leather gig bag which I still use today. It is as stylish as it is durable. Reunion Blues makes carrying your trumpet look cool."
Ryan Montaño is an internationally celebrated trumpeter, composer and recording artist. Hailed by global saxophone icon Dave Koz as “the real deal” and a “multi-talented renaissance man” by Trend Magazine, Montaño has established himself as one of the most innovative and unique artists in Contemporary Jazz.
A 5-time Billboard-charting artist, Montaño’s album “Truth Journey” has garnered close to 6 million streams on Spotify. His original compositions are a steady fixture on Sirius XM Satellite Radio and at terrestrial and internet radio stations across the world.
Released in the fall of 2025, Ryan's latest 'Sanctuary' began its national radio campaign in August ‘25 and debuted as the #2 most added songs in the Contemporary Jazz Format. It has been broadcast across the United States and added by the format’s biggest broadcasters, all while exploring anomalous song structures, melodies and approaches which is a testament to the authentic and creative spirit of this music.
In Ryan’s words — “I wrote this song with my very talented friend — Bassist, Pianist, Guitarist, Drummer, Vocalist and Songwriter Ben Cornelius. Ben is one of those rare talents who plays all of these instruments with professional-level proficiency.
Along with Ben “Sanctuary” was created by some of Albuquerque NM’s brightest young talents including — Jonah Minkus | Drums, Asher Barreras | Upright Bass, Camilo Quinones | Production Consultant, Joe Yannece (NYC) | Mastering Engineer and Ryan — Muted Trumpet, Composer, Producer, Mixing Engineer, Graphic Designer.
“Sanctuary” is a song written without a traditional melody “hook” nor the traditional verse/pre-chorus/chorus song structure often found in radio singles. Half of the song is improvised solos.
Creating music that is recorded by Albuquerque musicians and receiving national and international airplay has been one of the greatest joys of my professional career. I’m honored to be able to help my fellow ABQ musicians showcase their talent on the national and international level.”
With truthful artistic vision, precise technique and emotive songwriting delivered through his dark and beautiful tone, Ryan Montaño is an artist evolving and creating along a path and sound all his own.