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Famous Trumpet Players

It's all about who you listen to

I’ll start by saying this; I made this list as an introductory listening guide of famous and influential trumpet players. It’s for those who do not routinely listen to trumpet playing but should be. It’s for students of the trumpet who know two or three big names but are interested in more. This list barely scratches the surface of the ridiculous amount of amazing trumpet players out there. Please note that although I categorize players as specializing in one area it does not mean they don’t play music from other genres.

If you play trumpet you need to be listening to the best people in the world. That’s how you give your tone shape, that’s how you begin to understand phrasing (musical sentences) and simply put, that’s how you learn to groove. So pick someone, anyone and dive into the provided YouTube video. Then dig deeper and find your own favorites. Set aside some dedicated listening time, put on your headphones, sit back and enjoy.

 

Maurice Andre

Classical

Ole Edvard Antonsen

Classical • Popular

Louis Armstrong

Jazz

Chet Baker

Jazz

Alison Balsom

Classical

Wayne Bergeron

Jazz (Wayne is playing the gold trumpet)

Chris Botti

Jazz • Popular

Chris Coletti

Classical • Chamber

Miles Davis

Jazz

Timofei Dokschitzer

Classical

Thomas Gansch

Jazz • Chamber (Thomas is on the left in this video)

Dizzy Gillespie

Jazz (Dizzy had a condition. Do not puff your cheeks to play.)

Hakan Hardenberger

Classical

Tine Thing Helseth

Classical

Bud Herseth

Classical • Orchestral

David Hickman

Classical

Caleb Hudson

Classical • Chamber

Ingrid Jensen

Jazz

Wynton Marsalis

Jazz • Classical

Rafael Mendez

Classical • Mexican Folk Music

James Morrison

Jazz (James is the conductor)

Sergei Nakariakov

Classical

Arturo Sandoval

Jazz • Latin

Freddie Hubbard

Jazz

Doc Severinsen

Jazz • Popular

Rolf Smedvig

Classical

Phil Smith

Classical • Orchestral

Allen Vizzutti

Jazz

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