I was listening to the radio the other day, and heard a song that is in my collection. It’s a song I like, but not for the reason you would suspect. I like it for the brass instrument solo. In many ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Louis Armstrong is undoubtedly one of the most influential musicians in American history. A towering figure in jazz and popular music, Armstrong’s gravelly voice, impeccable trumpet ...

Themba Pieterse rehearses “I Will Survive” 30 minutes before he begins his rooftop solo Trumpet player Themba Pieterse, 17, on his Lancaster Street stop before his rooftop trumpet solo on June 25 ...

Garret Millette and Anna Rapoza perform their first and last trumpet solos and duets at the Von der Mehden Recital Hall, accompanied by Elizabeth Tomczyk on the piano, Tuesday, Oct. 21. Milette and ...

Growing up in South Dakota with four older brothers, playing trumpet was a lifeline for Neil Mueller, Lansing Symphony Orchestra’s principal trumpeter. “There was always someone stronger, faster or a ...

Dave Douglas (director, curator), with Taylor Ho Bynum + John McNeil + Jeremy Pelt (curators), Announce The 6th Annual Festival Of New Trumpet Music September 13-28, 2008 In 2005, “this gathering (a.k ...