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Charles Frank "Chuck" Mangione (/ ˌ m æ n dʒ i ˈ oʊ n i / MAN-jee-OH-nee; born November 29, 1940) [1] is an American flugelhorn player, trumpeter and composer.. He came to prominence as a member of Art Blakey's band in the 1960s, and later co-led the Jazz Brothers with his brother, Gap.
Robert Lee Watt (born January 15, 1948) is an American horn player and the first African-American French hornist hired by a major symphony orchestra in the United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Born in Neptune Township, New Jersey , his father was a jazz trumpet player who did not approve of his choice of instrument—feeling Watt's background and race ...
This list of horn players and pedagogues includes notable players of French horn, German horn, natural horn, Vienna horn, tenor (alto) horn, and alphorn This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Explore an alphabetical list of notable trumpeters from various genres on Wikipedia.
Benny Bailey; Guy Barker; Chet Baker; Harold Shorty Baker; Kenny Baker (trumpeter) Kenny Ball; Chris Barber; Scotty Barnhart; Gary Barone; Mario Bauza; Uli Beckerhoff
He was also said to have adapted ideas from gospel music heard in uptown African-American Baptist churches. [7] Instead of imitating other cornetists, Bolden played the music he heard "by ear" and adapted it to his horn. In doing so, he created an exciting and novel fusion of ragtime, black sacred music, marching-band music, and rural blues. He ...
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (/ ɡ ɪ ˈ l ɛ s p i / gil-ESP-ee; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. [2] He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge [3] but adding layers of harmonic and rhythmic complexity previously unheard in jazz.
Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz that led him to be nicknamed the "Prince of Cool".