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 ...

Suresh Singaratnam is a trumpeter of uncommon breadth - unique not only for the small crowd he inhabits as a virtuoso of both classical and jazz styles but also for the continuity and clarity of his ...

Performing was predestined for Tom "TomCat Trumpet" Burke. Growing up around musicians and the touring lifestyle as the son of a Broadway musician, Burke spent his early years moving around the ...

On the classical end, he's recorded albums of his own compositions, including one with the Budapest Radio Orchestra. From his time in Los Angeles, you can catch him on the scores to "Back to the ...

Remember when you were a kid? You’d hear a certain song on the radio, and there was something magical about it that made you want to buy it and play it over and over again. You weren’t sure whether it ...

Sometimes, the most important musicians are the ones farthest away from the spotlight. Jazz trumpeter John McNeil first met Frink decades ago in a rock club. A week later, she showed up to a big band ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. In Sunday’s Arts & Books section, I explore the storied history of ...

Gunther Schuller leads the NEC Jazz Orchestra in rehearsal in Jordan Hall, 1990. Schuller coined the term "Third Stream" when referring to the genre that blends classical and jazz. From jazz to ...

Trumpeter Paul Smoker, a blunt-spoken champion of jazz who stubbornly played on for the last years of his life with the aid of an artificial heart, died Saturday afternoon at his home in Bushnell’s ...

PRINCETON — Hundreds of music lovers packed Hinds Plaza Sunday afternoon as Tigertown Classic Jazz delivered traditional jazz music from the 1920s to the 1940s. The six-piece jazz ensemble lived up to ...

A true giant of jazz, vibraphonist Milt Jackson (January 1, 1923 – October 9, 1999) had a prolific and influential career that began when he was discovered by bebop trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie in 1945.