Ralph Ellison, author of "Invisible Man," grew up playing the trumpet and carried jazz in his bones. His writing reflects the rhythms, textures, and improvisations of the music he loved. Ellison ...

“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 ...

Who was E.W. Gravitt? Trumpeter Scotty Barnhart answers the question in his book, along with much insightful commentary about the way things have developed. He traces the origin of the instrument and ...

In the shady half of a brick courtyard along Frenchmen Street, the Trumpet Mafia has convened. On the eve of the band’s first public performance, an October 23 show at Tulane University as part of the ...

Although most people associate the sound of jazz with sultry saxophones and darkly thumping double basses, it’s really the trumpet (along with its siblings, the cornet and flugelhorn) that should ...

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 ...

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 ...

The SBU Jazz Band will perform a program of original contemporary jazz arrangements as well as new arrangements of classic tunes by an array of jazz giants at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, at St. Bonaventure ...

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 ...

Oh took the fast track to jazz prominence, emerging on the scene in the 2000s and becoming the bass player in bands led by Pat Metheny and Vijay Iyer. Her new album is a look back at her early work.

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 ...

Had she been a singer, she might have been an American star. Had she been a piano player, record labels might have lined up to sign her. But Clora Bryant played the trumpet and attention came slowly, ...