“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 ...

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One could argue that the piano is the backbone of jazz music, or the saxophone, for that matter. Names such as Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane have certainly achieved household status. But have ...

This year marks 50 years since the first Cameron University Jazz Festival. To celebrate this milestone, the university has invited award-winning trumpeter, vocalist and songwriter Bria Skonberg ...

When coronavirus descended on Chicago, Marques Carroll made himself a promise. If the pandemic was the end of live music as we knew it, he was going “to go out swinging.” The trumpeter, 47, has been a ...

When you think of some of history’s greatest jazz trumpeters — Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Wynton Marsalis — you might wonder: Was their ascension to greatness destined to be? Would ...

Students surround Ambrose Akinmusire (third from left) and Yakiv Tsvietinskyi (middle with trumpet). Credit: Provided, Spoleto Festival USA. Yakiv Tsvietinskyi remembers having a friend hand him ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Here’s the scenario: A young man from a privileged background with a talent for playing the trumpet is faced with the choice between a lucrative career on ...

Trillium Chamber Players perform two concerts this weekend featuring Schumann’s profound song cycle “Dichterliebe” on the first half of the program and “Cascade,” avant ...

She's known on the gospel circuit as "The Trumpet Lady," but Syreeta Thompson is much more than that. She's toured and worked with Beyoncé and Tito Puente, and her circle of friends and mentors ...

Award-winning trumpeter Bria Skonberg is set to perform during the Cameron University Jazz Festival 50 years after the ...