Jazz trumpet players have shaped the sound of jazz for more than a century, and their influence still echoes in modern music. From the raw brilliance of Louis Armstrong to the cool calm of Miles Davis ...

When it comes to playing high-note jazz trumpet, the late great Maynard Ferguson was, is and perhaps always will be the standard to which every specialist in that limited field aspires. Yes, there ...

Doc Severinsen, the creatively attired high-note trumpet player who led the band on “The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson” for 30 years, tried to retire to Mexico a few years ago. That didn’t ...