Airman First Class Daniel Dias Santos is a Trumpet player with the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West, Travis AFB, CA. Originally from San Jose, California, his Air Force career began in 2023.
A1C Daniel Santos is a 2018 graduate of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in San Francisco California, where he earned a Degree in Classical Trumpet Performance. His teachers include Adam Luftman, Mark Inouye, James Dooley, and David Burkhart. Prior to joining the Air Force, A1C Santos avidly freelanced in the Bay Area’s various regional orchestras and remains a substitute trumpet for groups such as the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, San Francisco Opera, San Jose Opera, San Jose Symphony, Santa Cruz Symphony, Stockton Symphony, Santa Rosa Symphony, and Oakland Symphony. A1C Santos performed as a soloist with the Band of The Golden West Concert Band on the Arizona tour in 2025. He performs regularly with the Concert Band and Golden West Brass Quintet and has performed manning assists with the USAF Band of Mid-America, USAF Heritage of America Band, and the USAF Academy Band.
EDUCATION
2018 – Classical Trumpet Performance, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, San Francisco, California
ASSIGNMENTS
November 2023-Present USAF Band of the Golden West, Travis AFB, CA
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Air and Space Training Ribbon
EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION
Airman First Class - September 2023
(Current as of March 2025)