Renowned for his ability to cross artistic boundaries, Noel has performed and recorded with many of the world’s finest symphony orchestras, big bands and recording artists. He also appears on many film and television sound tracks and has played in over sixty West End productions.

Following in the family tradition, Noel began playing cornet in his local Salvation Army brass band at the age of four. During his school years, his love of music grew to occupy more and more of his time, until it became clear that this would be his chosen path in life.

Identified as an exceptional talent by Leonard Bernstein, whilst completing his studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1986, he quickly went on to establish himself in the profession. Today he is has been described as one of the finest cross-over trumpet players in Europe, equally at home in the recording studio, on the concert platform, as a jazz soloist or leading a horn section for major rock bands.

He has led the trumpet section of every major British big band of the last 20 years including those fronted by Sir John Dankworth, Stan Tracey, Tim Garland, Guy Barker, Julian Joseph and Gwilym Simcock. Noel has also toured with international jazz stars, including Harry Connick Junior, Hermeto Pascoal, Andrew Hill, Billy Cobham and Georgie Fame.

Noel plays Eclipse Trumpets and Flugelhorns exclusively.

In 1990 Noel founded the London Jazz Orchestra who have performed each month at the Vortex Jazz Club for the last twenty-two years. He will also be rejoining the legendary 1980s band, Loose Tubes for their 30^th anniversary performances this summer.

Noel is an active contributor to the UK contemporary classical scene having played with the London Sinfonietta and the Michael Nyman Band. He is an integral member of the virtuoso ensemble assembled by award winning British composer, Graham Fitkin and recently made a recording of Dominic Murcott’s “The Hangman Frames”, an interactive multimedia work for trumpet and computer, written especially for him.

Noel is especially proud to be releasing, at long-last, his debut album, ‘Edentide’ in the spring of 2014.

Noel Langley has been a professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama since 1990 where he has established a reputation as a thoughtful and inspiring teacher. Already regarded as a leading interpreter of the teachings of Carmine Caruso, he has recently dedicated more of his time and energy towards developing his own logical and highly insightful trumpet method.

“I was lucky enough to have spent several years studying with Noel and found his approach to be more akin to a meeting of minds rather than that of the traditional teacher/student dynamic. His philosophy demands a re-evaluation of many of the constituent elements of instrumental playing and dispels many of the myths associated with trumpet playing in particular; His methodology is of universal application, being equally beneficial to orchestral musicians, session artists, jazz performers and fellow educators alike.

In common with the approaches of John Wilbraham, John Miller and William Houghton, amongst others, he recognises the association between a person’s well-being and their performance in the musical arena. However, few teachers embrace this holistic, therapeutic dynamic as whole-heartedly as Noel. His intuitive approach offers a teaching style that is unique within the profession. Such depth provides for a thorough and satisfying investigation of subject matter and facilitates the internal journey that is the blueprint for both musical development and personal growth beyond the medium.”

– Ben Gant, Freelance Trumpet Player.