Jazz trumpet is practically an art form unto itself, with a richness in terms of its greatest soloists that is hard to match. Some have even argued for it being the "classiest," most sophisticated ...

Melissa Littlepage, a mom to three boys, jokes that she’s no stranger to the lost and found of D.C.’s public bus system. “This is not our first time forgetting something on a bus,” said Littlepage, ...

Dizzy Gillespie was one of the most influential and well-known jazz musicians of all-time. John Birks Gillespie, who passed away 25 years ago this month, he pioneered a number of jazz subgenres and ...

If you haven't heard it before, prepare for an earworm. "Narco," by Australian musician Timmy Trumpet and the Dutch DJ duo Blasterjaxx, has become an attraction of its own at New York Mets games of ...

The trumpet was the lead instrument in early jazz: it is the loudest solo instrument, the natural leader of a group of individuals, if you will. So, early trumpet pioneer Buddy Bolden (there is a ...

Chicago — Smooth trumpet notes fill an empty Chicago street. There is a familiarity from the sounds emitting from the lone instrument. It feels like a modern radio hit with a classic oldie twist. Each ...