“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 ...

When people think of Vermont and music, their thoughts may jump right to modern famous acts like Phish, Grace Potter or Anais Mitchell. Or, in a more general sense, they might think of bluegrass, folk ...

Contemporary Jazz is a fascinating collection of seventeen original pieces by German composer and musician Gerhard Daum. A very successful composer of soundtrack music for films and television in both ...

Jazz trumpter Auturo Sandoval (credit: Melody Lisman) Jazz trumpter Auturo Sandoval (credit: Melody Lisman) “Oh, man! His melodies, the emotions, my goodness!” Arturo Sandoval is gushing about his all ...

Epiphanies come, as epiphanies do, in unexpected and often far-flung settings. For trumpeter Amir ElSaffar, three such ...