A wonderful article (link below) on the trumpetastic.com site, featuring trumpeter Hakan Hardenberger. When researching the book, The Practice of Practice, I interviewed trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, who had just returned from a trumpet summit in Sweden. Ingrid was pregnant, and said that her baby didn’t react at all to any of the other trumpeters’ sound, because … More Trumpet Legend Hakan Hardenberger
With his new album, Origami Harvest, Ambrose Akinmusire once again demonstrates the sheer creative freedom that runs through his compositions. We knew that a veritable musical essay like this would lead to a great interview. Here is the Blue Note-signed American trumpeter discussing Origami Harvest in his own words. Source: Ambrose Akinmusire: “It Is Hard … More Ambrose Akinmusire: “It Is Hard to Dismiss Abstraction”
Check out Maurice Brown. Have trouble picking out some of Brown’s sound at the top? So did he. At 2:38, Maurice asks for his mic to be hotter in the mix. Find some tips on using a Harmon mute with a mic in Essential Trumpet Lessons, Book 2. Check out the other books to see what … More Maurice Brown
It killed me that this first clip of Diz and Maurice Andre playing Manhã de Carnaval from Black Orpheus is cut short, so I searched around for the full tune and was stoked to actually find it! It doesn’t track well, so best to just close your eyes and listen. If you want to see their fingers line … More Dizzy & Maurice: Black Orpheus (Manha de Carnival)
I especially liked the brief “how this was made” at the end. … More Arturo Sandoval Plays (almost) All the Parts on “The Peanut Vendor (El Manisero).”
Here’s a great Tiny Desk concert, featuring Common, with a killin’ backup band, including trumpeter Keyon Harrold, … More Keyon Harrold with Common
There is so much to love and study about this performance, and not just Brian McWhorter’s superb tone, technique, and intonation. It’s a great reminder how much other “stuff” is behind a good performance, not just the sounds coming out of your horn: stage presence, facial expressions, movement, yadda yadda. The whole is more than the … More Trumpeter Brian McWhorter: Ligeti’s “Mysteries of the Macabre”
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