Austin Di Pietro is a multidisciplinary artist, composer, arranger, and trumpeter based in the Windsor–Detroit border region. His work spans jazz, indie, contemporary music, and film, with a focus on original composition and collaborative performance.
Austin is an active performer throughout Southwestern Ontario and the Midwest, appearing regularly at festivals and concert series on both sides of the border. In addition to leading the Borderland Ensemble, he is a founding member of the indie duo The Bishop Boys and has contributed as a sideman, arranger, and session musician across a wide range of projects. His work has been supported by the Windsor Endowment for the Arts and the Canada Council for the Arts, and he has recently expanded his practice into film scoring, with work premiering at the Windsor International Film Festival. He holds a Master’s degree in Jazz Trumpet Performance from Wayne State University and a Bachelor of Music from the University of Windsor.