I want to talk about mutes since noticing an alarming trend of players not having proper mutes, or ill-fitting mutes. I remember my very first mute. It was a red and white Stonelined brand straight mute and although I don’t remember where I purchased it (actually, where Mom purchased it since I was 10 years old and made a penny a paper delivering the PennySaver)...
Trumpet Talk by Jack Wengrosky
I have been privileged to not only be among the ranks of professional musicians as a working trumpet player, but over two decades as a lead trumpet player in the US Army premiere road band, The Jazz Ambassadors. I have earned a good living playing good music and, as you well know, is a rare...