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Very sad news... http://articles.philly.com/2015-08-28/news/65933796_1_auto-accident-aspen-curtis-institute

http://www.ryot.org/weird-trumpet-sounds-coming-sky-freaking-people-across-the-sky/935404 So who is out there playing? :)

Introduction In the Introduction J. B. Arban covers the range of the cornet (trumpet). He also details alternate fingerings and describes the use of the tuning slide. Arban states his opinion that the mouthpiece should be two-thirds on the lower lip and one-third on the upper. (Herbert Lincoln Clarke recommends the mouthpiece to rest half upper lip and half lower lip.) Arban then stresses the proper "attack" technique. He uses the "tu" pronunciation, in contrast with modern authorities, which often use "tee." Arban concludes with proper breathing technique (see diaphragmatic breathing) I. First Studies Arban then begins his method with a focus on tone (Studies 1-10). The next studies (11-50) familiarize the student with fingerings, develop his or her range, and instill a habit of precision in attacking the notes. In the next section, which is devoted to syncopation, goes from a simple quarter-half-quarter rhythm to a sixteenth-eighth-sixteenth repeated rhy...

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Clark Terry: Trumpeter and teacher who played with Ellington and Basie and mentored Miles Davis and Wynton Marsalis - People - News - The Independent

  Photo Caption (L-R): Ken Albrecht, founder of the Carter Albrecht Music Foundation, Johnny Harris, store manager Metroplex Piano Dallas, Judy Albrecht, Founder CAMF, Salah Boukadoum, board member CAMF and Founder and CEO of Good Returns, Karen Harkey, Director at Choice Leadersihp Academy, Janis Evans, Trumpets4Kids board member, Freddie Jones, Founder and Artistic Director of Trumpets4Kids, Lynn Nikaidoh, supporter of CAMF. At the keyboard: Maphios Mekbeb-Gillette, student at Choice Leadership Academy.  Metroplex Piano, Yamaha and Carter Albrecht Music Foundation Donate Portable Keyboards For Students In Need DALLAS (Feb. 17, 2015)—Hundreds of young musicians in local music programs who likely wouldn't have access to music education and instruments on their own received a major boost today, as five new Yamaha keyboards were donated to Trumpets4Kids, a non-profit that offers music as a means of education and empowerment to young people in need in the Dallas area. The Yamah...

Good afternoon, Musical Orbit is a new website which offers one to one music lessons with the top principal players of major orchestras. Musicians can receive tailored guidance and artistic appraisal on their performance, as well as top tips from the best in the business. There are a range of free webinars and masterclasses available on the website:  http://www.musicalorbit.com/webinars Tomorrow evening  ( 8:30pm - 9:30pm ) Principal Trumpet of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestras Mark O'Keeffe will host a webinar on the site, discussing the trials and the glory of being in the hot seat of a major orchestra.  Mark is a fantastic musician with a lot of interesting anecdotes and advice to share with not only trumpeters but musicians across the orchestra. As you can see from his other media appearances (BBC -  http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p011n01f ) he will be able to cover a huge range of topics for the trumpet and can give some great advice.

Mouth Trumpet Lets You Toot Your Own Horn, but Without the Horn Also Known as 'Vocal' or 'Lip' Trumpet, Musicians Use Their Own Mouths to Jazz Up the Music Scene Mouth Trumpet, a vocal technique first made popular during the Jazz Age, using the lips to imitate the sound of a trumpet, is seeing an unexpected revival. Photo: Courtesy of Victoria Vox http://www.wsj.com/articles/mouth-trumpet-lets-you-toot-your-own-horn-but-without-the-horn-1420502061

Trumpeter John McNeil rejoins Hush Point, a group of friends from New York's jazz scene, on the new album  Blues and Reds . Left to right: Jeremy Udden, Anthony Pinciotti, Aryeh Kobrinsky, John McNeil. Alex Hollock/Courtesy of the artist http://www.npr.org/2014/12/27/372938450/john-mcneil-a-trumpeter-robbed-of-his-breath-blows-again

Musician Wynton Marsalis performs during a memorial service for actress Ruby Dee at The Riverside Church, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) By Cox Media Group National Content Desk It was originally a scheduled day off for Wynton Marsalis and his bandmates. Instead, they gave one of their most personal and moving performances. Marsalis had originally planned on visiting the great jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player Clark Terry for his upcoming 94 th birthday. But over the weekend, a health crisis landed the 93-year-old musician in the hospital. So Marsalis and his fellow performers decided to surprise Terry in the hospital and perform a few songs for the man who influenced them so much. It was an emotionally moving event for everyone involved, as Marsalis so eloquently describes in a Facebook post.   http://m.journal-news.com/news/entertainment/music/wynton-marsalis-visits-hospital-play-legendary-tru/njP2m/

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Even Lady Gaga had a Trumpet tattooed on her arm! How close are Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett? She's just had a piece of his artwork tattooed on her arm.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/wp/2014/02/07/nso-trumpeter-steven-hendrickson-scores-the-olympics/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/27/jahmir-wallace-boy-plays-trumpet-with-toes_n_4673829.html Congrats! Keep Playing!

May everyone have a safe and happy 2014!

http://kuow.org/post/arturo-sandoval-free-blow-his-trumpet-way-he-wants Nice Article

http://variety.com/2013/film/news/don-cheadle-on-learning-to-play-the-trumpet-its-a-mean-instrument-1200810576/ From Variety: Don Cheadle  says he began to play the trumpet three years ago as preparation for starring in and directing the Miles Davis biopic " Kill the Trumpet Player ." He found the trumpet to be unforgiving. "It's a mean instrument," he mused Thursday night at Harvelle's in Santa Monica. "It's a relief that my playing won't be used in the film."

From Koin.com Here's your chance to name a bridge PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- There's an effort to name Portland's newest bridge after one of the city's most beloved street performers. Kirk Reeves was better known to many as "The Trumpet Man." A  Facebook page has now been set up  in the hopes of having a new TriMet light rail bridge named in his honor. Reeves was a staple on the Hawthorne Bridge for years -- decked out in Mickey Mouse ears and playing the trumpet.  He died just about one year ago. The  Facebook page  already has more than 700 likes. It directs people on how to submit a bridge name suggestion in Reeves' honor.

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Article Title: Vermont trumpet player Ray Vega: Music was 'my escape' To view the contents on www.burlingtonfreepress.com , go to: http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/201306090600/ARTS/306090014

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music/alison-balsom-strikes-blow-trumpet-3569021 From the article: Being known as 'the crumpet with the trumpet' doesn't seem to have done Alison Balsom's career any harm, even if it's not part of the official marketing strategy. But serious music-making is what she likes to talk about, and in particular her concert with pianist Tom Poster at the Bridgewater Hall on Sunday. Their programme includes Bach, Handel, Satie, Cole Porter… quite a lot of music not actually written for trumpet and piano, but arranged for them. "Some people would say," she concedes, "if it's not originally written for your instrument, don't play it. "But Bach himself arranged music by Vivaldi, and I think if there's a musical argument for it, then it makes sense. "And the trumpet as it is now didn't exist when some of the great masters were writing. "I want to show them that the trumpet has all sorts...

I feel like an old fuddy-duddy.  There was a time in Chicago when brass players rejoiced in the powerful, clean, balanced, precise playing of the CSO Masters. Even the Chicago Tribune understood and recognized their talent by putting them on the cover of the magazine section. I still have my article, in a trunk in the attic. We had Bud Herseth on trumpet, Dale Clevenger on french horn, Arnold Jacobs on tuba, and Jay Friedman on trombone.   Each was in a league of their own, and each could have had an illustrious solo career. It was however, unfair to every other orchestra in the world. It was like having the best players in a sport, all on the same team.  I really feel that in their heyday, they were unmatched. That in itself can be problematic, with egos and personalities.  The beauty of the CSO Brass was a complete support of the articulation, and musical style of the first chair and amongst all the first chair players.  Clean, clear, precision was sometimes c...

I just heard some great trumpet playing at an Easter Service - St. Francis Church in La Grange IL Michelle Riechers on Trumpet Jared Montgomery on Trumpet Definite watch for them in the future...

http://www.noise11.com/news/james-bond-trumpeter-derek-watkins-dies-at-68-20130324 What a huge loss. Please review his list of movies, and recordings - unbelievable talent. He will be missed.

Shared from Sky News: Derek Watkins: James Bond Trumpet Legend Dies http://news.sky.com/story/

http://my.chicagotribune.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-74812367/ Some Chicago jazz favorites on the bottom...

http://www.jazzwisemagazine.com/news-mainmenu-139/70-2013/12635-jazz-breaking-news-trumpet-legend-donald-byrd-dies-aged-80 Sorry to see... We all wish his family and friends well

http://www2.wataugademocrat.com/Community/story/Teen-to-compete-nationally-on-trumpet-id-010274 Congratulations!

They do that in Canada! http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/article/1319518--wooden-trumpet-makes-canadian-opera-company-debut-in-tristan-und-isolde It would be fun to play, check out the video! See  Andre' Dubelsten play the horn.