It would surprise no one if Timothy Jude Smith, aka Timmy Trumpet, was a band kid in the ‘90s. When the 41-year-old emcee from down under—who once opened for Stevie Wonder in Sydney—isn’t behind the console, he’s actually playing trumpet in between segments.
The brass axe seems to be what kept him on the map in recent years too, as New York Met Edwin Diaz used Timmy’s “Narco” as his entrance music in 2021, which sparked enough national attention for Timmy that he actually showed up to perform it live at Citi Field for Diaz last August.
Timmy Trumpet’s show on Saturday, Aug. 19 at The Ritz in Ybor City is sold-out.
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This article appears in Aug 10-16, 2023.
