I have been playing the trumpet since I was in the fourth grade of elementary school. I went to music college, graduated, and became a professional. Before I knew it, I had been playing the trumpet ...

Trumpeter Tom Browne, from North Carolina by way of New York, and saxophonist Ronnie Laws, from Los Angeles by way of Houston, didn't have to go far to find musical influences. “I got started on ...

Recently I received two new cd’s by artists playing brass and reed instruments: Bria Skonberg is a trumpet player, while Hailey Niswanger is a sax player. You don’t get this stuff everyday; usually ...

Why is it that saxophonists have to fill every beat of every measure when they're soloing? Couldn't they leave an eighth note unplayed here and there? I don't think you're being fair to saxophonists.

Hello. I am Sato from Tokyo Sound Box Co., Ltd., a company specializing in soundproof rooms.Today, I will talk about choosing a property for those who want to continue playing wind instruments such as ...

A shared love of jazz led author Lesa Cline-Ransome and illustrator James Ransome to discover inventor Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax and the... Trumpet was too loud, clarinet was too soft — here's 'The ...

Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome met at a "Purple Rain" party when they were 19 — sophomores at Pratt Institute. "I asked her to dance, and we've been dancing together ever since," says James ...