Live performances
Jazz, standards, and music across genres, as a featured artist or alongside other performers.
Nashville · Trumpet · Recording artist
Leif
Shires.
Medicine for the soul.
Trumpet, jazz, and the music that brings us together.
FROM THE STUDIO TO THE STAGE
THE SOUND OF A STORY.
The latest album · 2026
In My Life
Songs you know.
A voice all their own.
Twelve songs, from “Fragile” and “Wichita Lineman” to “As Time Goes By,” with Leif’s trumpet at the heart of it all.
Listen on Apple Music Explore the recordings →Watch performances →Make music together
Stage. Studio.
Something new.
Ask Leif about live performances ↗
Recording sessions
Trumpet for your recording, from a featured melody to a horn part that fits the song.
Horn charts & arrangements
Horn charts and arrangements for different ensembles and musical styles.
The artist
Many influences.
One unmistakable instrument.
From California’s San Joaquin Valley to Nashville, Leif Shires has followed a love of music across jazz, Latin, funk, pop, gospel, rock, and R&B.
On his own recordings, in the studio, and on stage with Jaimee Paul, the melody always comes first.
Meet LeifThe recordings
Stay for a song.
On stage
Some music is
best shared live.
Explore performances, collaborations, and the music Leif shares with Jaimee Paul.
Live & performances ↗Come hear the music
Upcoming performances.
Saturday
With Cassidy Daniels · Red Bull Jukebox
The Pinnacle
Nashville, TN
Saturday
With John Chisum · O Night Divine
Franklin Theatre
Franklin, TN
Thursday
Jaimee Paul & Leif Shires
First Redeemer Church
Cumming, GA
Sunday
Private Event
Chattanooga, TN
More music to come.
New public dates will be posted here as they’re announced.
Ask about a performance ↗Booking & inquiries
What’s your next
musical idea?
From a live performance to a recording or horn arrangement, share what you have in mind.
Email Leif ↗A little help behind the scenes
Another way to reach Leif.
You can also reach Leif at Pepper’s email address. Leif currently reviews messages there.
pepper@leifshires.com