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Pages in category "Free jazz trumpeters" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Lester Bowie; C.
Donald Alton Fagerquist (February 6, 1927 – January 23, 1974) [1] was a small group, big band, and studio jazz trumpet player from the West Coast of the United States. Career [ edit ]
The following is an alphabetical list of jazz trumpeters This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Bobby Lee Bradford (born July 19, 1934) is an American jazz trumpeter, cornetist, bandleader, and composer. [1] In addition to his solo work, Bradford is noted for his work with John Carter, Vinny Golia and Ornette Coleman. In October 2009, Bradford became the second recipient of the Festival of New Trumpet Music's Award of Recognition. [2]
Willie Thomas was raised in Orlando, Florida and started playing the trumpet around the age of 10.. In the 1950s, Willie was a member of the Third Army Band, where he met and played with pianist Wynton Kelly, which became his first real break into the New York jazz scene.
The trumpeter was a member of the World's Greatest Jazz Band, led by former Crosby bandmates Yank Lawson and Bob Haggart, [5] from the late 1960s until his death in 1988. He freelanced as a guest star with bands all over the world, and performed at many jazz festivals including the Manassas Jazz Festival and Dick Gibson's Bash in Colorado.
Donald Eugene Cherry (November 18, 1936 – October 19, 1995) [1] was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist. Beginning in the late 1950s, he had a long tenure performing in the bands of saxophonist Ornette Coleman, including on the pioneering free jazz albums The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959) and Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation (1961).
Russell Gunn (born October 20, 1971, in Chicago) is an American contemporary jazz trumpeter. [1] [2]He grew up in East St. Louis, Illinois playing trumpet. As a kid his musical interest was hip hop, with LL Cool J being his first music idol.