“Dance Of The Goblins” composed by Antonio Bazzini is a violin concerto but I adapted it for trumpet after seeing a clip of Tamir Akta playing…
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Franz Wohlfahrt (1833 – 1884) wrote these exercises for violin but they are also great for practicing on trumpet. I found…
“A Night in Tunisia” played by the master himself is one of greatest jazz trumpet solos ever played if you ask me, so it was about time…
Hans Sitt, (1850 – 1922) was a Bohemian violinist, violist, teacher, and composer. He wrote several books with etudes & exercises. Here a selection from a…
The website Internet Archive has lot’s of gems on their site, I found some great recordings of famous trumpet players which you can download for free.…
In 1946 Harry James played this version of “Jalousie”. Harry James starts at 1:26.
A transcription of “Estrellita” as played by Harry James.
Here a transcription of one of the greatest hits played by Harry James. I transcribed the orchestral version.
Austin Dean “Bud” Brisbois (April 11, 1937 – June 1978) was a jazz and studio trumpet player. He played all styles, including big band lead,…
The Jazz Summer Workshop at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam in conjunction with the Manhattan School of Music is a unique and innovative program in jazz…
Here a transcription of a great tune called “Ciribiribin” played by Harry James in 1939 with the Benny Goodman Orchestra.
Yesterday evening De Dijk, a famous rockband (for over 33 years…) from the Netherlands visited my hometown and played in Hedon. Because the trumpet player…