Jazz trumpet is practically an art form unto itself, with a richness in terms of its greatest soloists that is hard to match. Some have even argued for it being the "classiest," most sophisticated ...

“You have to go back. We are all standing on the shoulders of giants." The World of Jazz Trumpet: a Comprehensive History and Practical Application (Hal Leonard) is a first-of-its-kind: The first look ...

Although Jim Oatts is an inductee of the Iowa Rock ’n’ Roll Music Association Hall of Fame, he will come to Topeka this weekend to play trumpet with the Topeka Jazz Workshop Band to kick off the 47th ...

Keep On Keepin’ On, Clark Terry. My first introduction to the musical genius of Clark Terryhappened back in 1964 during a surfing trip to Oahu. I was 16 at the time. I had purchased the Oscar Peterson ...

Khalil Shaheed, a trumpet player who served as one of the Bay Area's most prominent jazz music educators and performed for several years with the drummer Buddy Miles, died Friday in Oakland. He was 63 ...

Barbara K. Simmons — known to jazz lovers around the world as Barbara Donald (her maiden name) — died March 23 in Olympia. She was 70. Described in the book “Trumpet Kings” as “one of the most ...

Trumpeter Clark Terry, one of the most recorded musicians in jazz history, died Saturday at age 94. Terry's wife, Gwen, announced the musician's death late Saturday but did not provide additional ...

American Jazz musician Clark Terry performs on trumpet and flluegelhorn at Jack Kleinsinger's Highlights during a "Salute to Jimmy Cobb" at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center in New York City on March ...

Jazz trumpeter and bandleader Pauly Cohen — a diminutive “force of nature” who shared the stage and offstage friendships with the likes of Charlie Parker, Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, ...