On the Eastern Shore, it is rare to find someone who does not know community leader, teacher, pastor and musician Bishop Leon Frison.
The genesis of this book provides a striking beginning to author Steven Bowie’s introduction. Way back in 2010 he dreamed he was standing by a bookstand and beside him was Cootie Williams, leafing ...
After a 55-year tenure, principal trumpet Larry Jess will retire from the Spokane Symphony and the Fox Theater stage where he has built his career. Jess was born and raised in the Lilac City and first ...
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Proving yet again that nobody combines excitement and entertainment like these guys, this week the Dodgers made ...
Seattle trumpeter Brennan Carter has performed with The Dip, ODESZA, Allen Stone, and Jamie Cullum, among others. Versatile trumpeter Brennan Carter studied jazz and music education at the University ...
Classical trumpeter Alison Balsom is to retire from performing after one final concert at the Last Night Of The Proms. The musician, who is married to Skyfall director Sir Sam Mendes, confirmed this ...
When Ellen Seeling was a little girl, she fell in love with jazz and asked her mother if she could take trumpet lessons. Snapp Shots: Garden of Memory returning to Oakland’s Chapel of Chimes Snapp ...
The firing of a famed Berklee College of Music department leader, who for years repeatedly shared antisemitic social media posts, has ignited conversation over hiring practices at the elite school.
As the world celebrates the 126th birthday of our greatest composer, Duke Ellington, we should mark the lessons his music teaches us.
A New York Philharmonic trumpeter who claims he was wrongly canned is suing the famed orchestra for $25 million, court papers show. Matthew Muckey, third trumpet with the Philharmonic, sued in March ...
Derek McDonald is the principal trumpet in the Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra. He was introduced to the trumpet by Dana Menser, his elementary school music teacher, in the third grade. McDonald had ...
A woman who had fling with a New York Philharmonic trumpet player allegedly changed her tune about their tryst — and got him booted from the prestigious orchestra, he claimed in a lawsuit. Matthew ...