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And French horn is an unusual instrument for jazz. There aren’t that many French horn players who are playing jazz – maybe four or five. And Bobby is definitely up there with the best of them.” ...
Call it the second coming of the saxophone. Though the instrument has been indelibly linked with jazz through most of this century, in recent years it has attained new popularity in American culture.
Brahms' French Horn Of Plenty, In Concert The mystery of which type of French horn Brahms intended for his lyrical Horn Trio may never be solved. But there's no denying that Brahms came up with ...
The passage of time has not been kind to Louis Armstrong. Ask people today who he was and you’ll hear descriptions of a grinning, bug-eyed singer who belted out What a Wonderful World and Hel… ...
Saxophone -- a real horn of plenty By Reviewed by Tom Nolan Oct 16, 2005 Sonny Rollins playing on the Williamsburg Bridge, 1966 Courtesy of the New York Daily News ...
Nearly every brass player in the United States has studied with Adolph Herseth, whether they realize it or not.He is a hero to every young trumpet or horn or trombone pupil who has ever tested his ...
Whenever Steve Turre takes up his custom-made trombone, you can hear decades of jazz tradition echoing through his horn. Since he became a professional musician in the late 1960s, Turre ...