Barbara Laronga is a trumpet player, composer, producer, and educator who lives in Los Angeles. She earned her MM in Jazz Trumpet Performance from Manhattan School of Music and her BM in Music Business and Trumpet Performance from UMASS Lowell. As a 20+ year member of the DIVA Jazz Orchestra, she has performed around the world in notable venues such as Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, and The Montreal Jazz Festival with Dave Brubeck. Other notable bands/performances include “Jesus Christ Superstar” 2025 with Cynthia Erivo and Adam Lambert, Aretha Franklin, Mark Wahlberg, Joe Williams, and Nancy Wilson. Barbara was a featured soloist with The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra in 2024. She has recorded for TV, film, and video games, including The Tonight Show, Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, RVBY, and many others.
She is a member of The Wayne Bergeron Big Band, The John Daversa Big Band, and Geoff Stradling’s “Stradband”. As a soloist, she debuted her album Love Never Dies, about September 11, 2001. She also leads her own New Orleans-style band, “The Bayou Bump,” which recently appeared on The Food Network’s “Spring Baking Championship.” Barbara is on faculty at Mt. San Antonio College and East Los Angeles College.