One of the most popular trumpeters in jazz is in Philadelphia this week. Chris Botti, whose smooth and accessible music have earned him a huge international fan base and Grammy nominations, will ...

Septuagenarian trumpeter Carl Saunders, whose horn served and enhanced the music of Stan Kenton, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and numerous other icons, has been a steady presence on the Summit ...

Conte Candoli and Pete Candoli, trumpet-playing brothers, have been jazz stars since the ‘40s. But there was no sign of musical wear and tear in their set at Charlie O’s Friday night, delivered to an ...

Ashlin Parker started Trumpet Mafia a decade ago as a collective of horn enthusiasts who initially got together to improve their skills, share techniques and keep each other motivated. In the late ...

Many scholars call Louis Armstrong the first great jazz soloist Louis Armstrong’s improvisations permanently altered the landscape of jazz by making the improvising soloist the focal point of the ...

Sean Applebee never considered playing the trumpet until the Mountain Ridge Middle School jazz band inspired him to start. “I loved the energy of jazz and picked up the trumpet so I could play in the ...

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 ...