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Izzi Guzman

Social Media Manager, Photographer, and Website Designer, Frost Summer Experience

Izzi is the social media manager, photographer, and website designer for the Frost Summer Experience and Frost Preparatory Program. Based in Miami and Orlando, FL, Izzi Guzman is a brass performer, composer, arranger, and educator with a mission to share joy, fun, and authenticity through her musical stories. She has performed with the John Daversa Progressive Big Band, Frost Jazz Orchestra, Dick Lowenthal Big Band, Florida Wind Symphony Jazz Orchestra, Frost Trombone Choir, and various other professional and collegiate groups. Artists Izzi has performed with include John Daversa, Andrea Calderwood, Brian Lynch, Jazzmeia Horn, Marcus Strickland, Nicole Yarling, Etienne Charles, and Dante Luciani, among others.

Izzi blends her favorite genres and inspirations into her own unique style in her compositions and arrangements, which have been performed at the Frost School of Music, Berklee College of Music, and Florida Gulf Coast University. She is inspired by her spontaneity and personal stories when writing her music. She is regularly asked to arrange for ensembles across the Frost School of Music and Florida community. Her most recent compositional debut was with the Frost Jazz Orchestra, premiering a multi-genre work entitled “A Warm Welcome” a tribute to the rich and exciting culture of Miami.

Izzi is a full-tuition scholarship recipient at the University of Miami and Berklee College of Music. She graduated from Berklee College of Music 2 years ahead of the curriculum Summa Cum Laude in 2022 with a B.M. in Professional Music. At the University of Miami, she graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.M. in Music Education. She is currently completing her M.M. in Jazz Pedagogy under the direction of Chuck Bergeron. She currently studies under Dante Luciani and has previously worked with Brian Lynch, Etienne Charles, Stephen Guerra, Maria Schneider, and Dafnis Prieto.



Outside of performing, Izzi manages social media for the Frost Studio Music & Jazz Department, Miami Jam Sessions, and John Daversa. She is also an Outreach Teaching Assistant with the Donna E. Shalala MusicReach Program. As an educator, Izzi believes that all genres should be equally valued in music education and that students should lead the process. Her original music follows this value, taking listeners through the many flavors and stories that create Izzi’s colorful musical world. Izzi’s second album, “Interdimensional,” features 10 musicians from the Frost School of Music and is a musical collection of her inspirations and stories through college.

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