“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 ...

For 22-year-old trumpeter Clifford Brown, the summer of 1953 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, was transformative. Playing with bebop elders, he cumulatively opened the door for what came next: a ...

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 ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Over the past 20 years, Mr. Hogans has been an educator, and administrator ...

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.

Courtesy of login.jp (“archiving the Japanese experience through music”), a jazz jungle mix by Takuya Nakamura, play ...

Recorded in two sessions in 1956 and released the following year on Savoy, Hank Mobley’s Jazz Message #2 stands as one of ...

In Niwot, the summer’s arrival isn’t marked by fireworks or a town-wide water balloon fight. Instead, it arrives in the slightly more sophisticated form of cymbal brushes, horn solos and ...

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 ...