No instrument better expresses dignity, loneliness and wistfulness in movie themes than the trumpet. For more than two decades after the arrival of talkies, movie themes were largely an orchestral ...

A glassblower’s weapon of choice has been a simple blowpipe over 2,000 years now. It’s a tried and true device. But that doesn’t mean there’s no room to jazz it up a little, and that’s exactly what ...

I was listening to the radio the other day, and heard a song that is in my collection. It's a song I like, but not for the reason you would suspect. I like it for the brass instrument solo. In many ...

VAIL — It’s impossible to guess while hypnotized by her sultry, 1950s-style vocals, red-hot trumpet solos and commanding stage presence, but Bria Skonberg is a “trained extrovert.” Growing up on a ...

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 ...

Themba Pieterse rehearses “I Will Survive” 30 minutes before he begins his rooftop solo Trumpet player Themba Pieterse, 17, on his Lancaster Street stop before his rooftop trumpet solo on June 25 ...