The versatile trumpet can play a number of musical styles, from patriotic anthems to symphonic solos to smooth jazz ballads. Shopping for a trumpet can be a bit daunting because you want to get your ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The trumpet dates back to the early 15th century, but it ...

Having listened as closely as possible to the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra's Trumpet Madness and tried my best to understand what is going on, I must confess that I am thoroughly perplexed. Either this is ...

Jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, who played with legends such as John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, McCoy Tyner, Art Blakey and Herbie Hancock, died Monday. By Jonathan Cohen, Billboard, The Associated ...

Had she been a singer, she might have been an American star. Had she been a piano player, record labels might have lined up to sign her. But Clora Bryant played the trumpet and attention came slowly, ...