Remembering trumpeter Roy Campbell Jr. on his birthday

Remembering free jazz trumpeter Roy Campbell Jr. (who passed away in 2014) with some rare performance footage. 

Remembering jazz trumpeter Carmell Jones on his birthday

Raising a glass to trumpeter Carmell Jones with a big band performance alongside a few stellar recordings 

Whaddya mean you don't know trumpeter Lasse Fernlöf

Check out Swedish jazz trumpeter/composer Lasse Fernlöf's classic 1969 album The Chameleon and more.  

Happy 78th Birthday Baikida Carroll

Celebrating the birthday of trumpet titan Baikida Carroll with his Orange Fish Tears album from '74 and a gig with Oliver Lake.

Happy 94th Birthday Dizzy Reece!

Raising a glass to trumpet titan Dizzy Reece on his 94th birthday with a performance alongside Cedar Walton and a few gems.

R.I.P. Buena Vista SC trumpeter Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal, 1933-2024

Sadly, Buena Vista Social Club trumpeter Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal, who also played with Orquesta Riverside, has passed away. 

You can listen to Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal's long-overdue debut album for World Circuit from 2004 right here. 

R.I.P. Canadian trumpet titan Guido Basso, 1937-2023

Sadly, versatile trumpeter Guido Basso – who recorded with the Boss Brass, Jackie Mittoo, Lee Gagnon and Diana Panton – has passed away at the age of 85.

Happy Birthday Don Cherry!

Remembering jazz trumpeter/composer Don Cherry on his birthday with 1978 documentary & Antibes show from 1980. 

Happy Birthday Don Cherry!

Remembering jazz innovator Don Cherry with the haunting "Brown Rice" featuring Charlie Haden & Frank Lowe.