From a Spirit press release: The Yamaha Corporation recently honored Jacksonville State University's Dr. Chip Crotts, also Spirit's brass caption head, as a trumpet performing artist. Crotts, assistant professor of trumpet at JSU, is among a small group of professional trumpet players and educators chosen for this distinction and will represent the corporation nationally through performances and clinics this fall.
Spirit caption head Crotts named Yamaha performing artist
by Drum Corps International