trumpeter

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Some groups recall the past, like trumpeter Yank Lawson’s New Orleans-style orchestra, while others, like Woody Herman, Stan Kenton and especially Boyd Raeburn, anticipate modern jazz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

“Solitude” becomes an eight-minute meditation, enriched by expressive statements from tenor saxman Paul Gonsalves and trumpeter Ray Nance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

British trumpeter Alison Balsom also looked back to her youth, as she gave her retirement performance at the age of 46.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

He eventually met American jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, who invited him to work for him in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025

Then he and the trumpeter drew aside and bowed and the soldiers saluted and the Prince himself came in.

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis