TrumpetBoy

This evening, I was saddened to learn of the death of Humphrey Lyttleton; Trumpeter, Broadcaster, Raconteur. He was 86.

I was over on Facebook this evening and ran across the following question from my old NYJO chum Mark Armstrong:
To all jazz musicians, especially jazz trumpet players: can you list your five favourite improvised jazz trumpet solos of all time? Can you list what you think are the five most important jazz trumpet solos of [...]

Jim Manley discussing the finer points of upper register playing and breathing with Brian McDonald and Kevin Burns of the Airmen of Note. Awesome!

The other day I found out about a competition being run by Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band; the Big Phat Jam.
It’s been going on for the last 7 weeks or so and is now in the last (8th) week. Participants are encouraged to record themselves soloing to various backing tracks taken from the most recent [...]

I’m writing this at 6.30am in Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport on the way back from my most recent excursion with “Rat Pack - Live At The Sands” US tour. Life has been really crazy lately with more travelling than I would have thought I’d ever do. Running backwards and forwards between UK and US Tour dates [...]