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Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an inventive trumpet and cornet player, he was a foundational influence in jazz, shifting the focus of the music from collective improvisation to solo performance. Around 1922, Armstrong followed his mentor, Joe "King" Oliver, to Chicago to play in the Creole Jazz Band [als; fr].
Nat Adderley was born in Tampa, Florida, but moved to Tallahassee when his parents were hired to teach at Florida A&M University. His father played trumpet professionally in his younger years, and he passed down his trumpet to Cannonball. [3] When Cannonball picked up the alto saxophone, he passed the trumpet to Nat, who began playing in 1946.
The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker. (1955) Witch Doctor. (1954) The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker is an album by jazz trumpeter Chet Baker recorded in 1953 and 1954 and released on the Pacific Jazz label. [1] The album compiles tracks previously released on the 1954 10 inch LP Chet Baker Sextet along with previously unissued recordings.
Terence Oliver Blanchard (born March 13, 1962) is an American trumpeter, pianist and composer. A jazz musician, he has also composed film scores and operas. He started his career in 1982 as a member of the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, then The Jazz Messengers. He has composed more than forty film scores and performed on more than fifty.
Kermit Ruffins. Kermit Ruffins (born December 19, 1964) is an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer from New Orleans. He has been influenced by Louis Armstrong and Louis Jordan and says that the highest note he can hit on trumpet is a high C. He often accompanies his songs with his own vocals.
22 Trumpet. 23 Tuba. 24 Vibraphone. 25 Violin. 26 Vocal. 27 References. ... This is a list of jazz musicians by instrument based on existing articles on Wikipedia. Do ...
Thad Jones was born in Pontiac, Michigan to Henry and Olivia Jones, a musical family of 10 (an older brother was pianist Hank Jones and a younger brother was drummer Elvin Jones ). A self-taught musician, Thad began performing professionally at the age of 16. He served in U.S. Army bands during World War II (1943–46).
Welfare Island, New York, U.S. Genres. Jazz, Dixieland. Instrument (s) Trumpet, cornet. James Wesley "Bubber" Miley (April 3, 1903 – May 20, 1932) [1] was an American early jazz trumpet and cornet player, specializing in the use of the plunger mute. [2]