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 ...

No, the headline isn't just a clever pun. Like John Coltrane and the saxophone, Miles Davis' figure looms large over our ideas about jazz trumpet. The dulcet tones of Kind of Blue and the spaced-out ...

ALBANY– One of Louis Armstrong’s trumpets, military patches from the Harlem Hellfighters infantry regiment, and Jim Brown’s rushing trophy from Syracuse University are part of a new black history ...

In Sarasota jazz circles, Gary Deary was a big name, described by friends and colleagues as a first-class trumpeter and bass player and the consummate professional. To R&B fans, he had a small slice ...