Patrick Edward John Hession was born on April 29, 1968, in Lafayette, Indiana and began playing trumpet at age twelve. Patrick enrolled at Ball State University in 1986, where he studied with trumpeters Paul Everett, Larry McWilliams and Jeff Anderson. In 1991, he won Outstanding Lead Trumpet at the Elmhurst College Jazz Festival with the Ball State University Jazz Ensemble I. Hession joined the Lionel Hampton Big Band as the third trumpeter in 1992, where he apprenticed the lead trumpet book with Tony Barrero. Hession then played lead and solo trumpet for Lionel Hampton on various tours over the next four years. In 1992, Hession accepted a full music scholarship to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he studied with trumpeters Michael “Rocky” Winslow, Walt Blanton, William C. “Billy” Hodges, Bobby Shew and Tom Porrello. Patrick also studied with Keith Whitford, Bob Schlatter and Martha Ream.

In 1996, Hession joined The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra, where he was the lead and feature trumpeter for almost three years. Hession then realized his dream in 2000, when he joined Maynard Ferguson’s Big Bop Nouveau Band, where he has been the lead trumpeter for over the past four years. As well as being an active sideman, Hession has played with the International Symphony Orchestra, recorded with Diane Schuur & Maynard Ferguson, "Swingin’ for Schuur", 2001 and Reggie Watkins, "A-List", 2004. He has authored a book in 2003, "For the sake of lead trumpet playing – HESSIONS SESSIONS Guide to consistent, reliable and sometimes, Invincible Chops!" Hession plays Monette Trumpets and Mouthpieces exclusively and is a clinician for the David G. Monette Corporation.

“My two favorite piccolo trumpet players in the world are Maurice Andre and Kenneth Robinson. Mr. Robinson has the chops and versatility that few ever attain on the trumpet. Whether it be playing lead trumpet for Dennis Edwards and The Temptations Review, playing principal trumpet for a symphony orchestra or just playing the Baroque trumpets, he has the range, power and endurance to do it all.”