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20th-century trumpeters

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Ack van RooyenPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Van Rooyen in 1995
Al HirtPerson · Music memorabiliaAlois Maxwell "Al" Hirt (November 7, 1922 – April 27, 1999) was an American trumpeter and bandleader.
Al KillianPerson · Music memorabiliaAlbert Killian (October 15, 1916 – September 5, 1950) was an American jazz trumpeter and occasional bandleader during the big band era.
Alan RubinPerson · Music memorabiliaAlan Rubin (February 11, 1943 – June 8, 2011) was an American musician. He played trumpet, flugelhorn, and piccolo trumpet.
Alexander AbreuPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander Abreu Manresa (September 6, 1976) is a Cuban trumpet player, songwriter and singer. He leads the band Havana D'Primera.
Ambrose AkinmusirePerson · Music memorabiliaAmbrose Olusiji Akinmusire (born May 1, 1982) is an American avant-garde jazz trumpeter and composer.[3][4]
Anthony PlogPerson · Music memorabiliaAnthony Plog (born November 13, 1947) is an American conductor, composer and trumpet player.
Art FarmerPerson · Music memorabiliaArthur Stewart Farmer (August 21, 1928 – October 4, 1999) was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player.
Arturo SandovalPerson · Music memorabiliaArturo Sandoval (born November 6, 1949) is a Cuban-American jazz trumpeter, pianist, timbalero, and composer.
Arve HenriksenPerson · Music memorabilia
Barbara DonaldPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Donald in 1970 from Simmons' Burning Spirits album
Benny CarterPerson · Music memorabiliaBennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. From the be
Billy MayPerson · Music memorabiliaEdward William May Jr. (November 10, 1916 – January 22, 2004) was an American composer, arranger and trumpeter.
Bix BeiderbeckePerson · Music memorabiliaLeon Bismark "Bix" Beiderbecke[1] (March 10, 1903 – August 6, 1931) was an American jazz cornetist, pianist and composer.
Blue MitchellPerson · Music memorabiliaRichard Allen "Blue" Mitchell (March 13, 1930 – May 21, 1979) was an American trumpeter and composer who worked in jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, rock, and funk.
Boban MarkovićPerson · Music memorabiliaBoban Marković (Бобан Марковић) is a Serbian trumpet player and brass ensemble leader from Vladičin Han.
Bobby HackettPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Leo Hackett (January 31, 1915 – June 7, 1976) was a versatile American jazz musician who played swing music, Dixieland jazz and mood music, now called easy listening, on trumpet,…
Bosse BrobergPerson · Music memorabiliaBo Lennart "Bosse" Broberg (6 September 1937 – 26 August 2023) was a Swedish jazz trumpeter and composer.
Charles TolliverPerson · Music memorabiliaCharles Tolliver (born March 6, 1942) is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and co-founder of Strata East Records.
Charlie MorrowPerson · Music memorabiliaCharlie Morrow (born Charles Morrow, February 9, 1942) is an American sound artist, composer, conceptualist, and performer.
Charlie ShaversPerson · Music memorabiliaCharles James Shavers (August 3, 1920 – July 8, 1971) was an American jazz trumpeter who played with Dizzy Gillespie, Nat King Cole, Roy Eldridge, Johnny Dodds, Jimmie Noone, Sidney Bechet,…
Chris BottiPerson · Music memorabiliaChristopher Stephen Botti (BOH-tee; born October 12, 1962) is an American trumpeter and composer.
Clark TerryPerson · Music memorabiliaClark Virgil Terry Jr. (December 14, 1920 – February 21, 2015) was an American swing and bebop trumpeter, a pioneer of the flugelhorn in jazz, and a composer and educator.
Clifford BrownPerson · Music memorabiliaClifford Benjamin Brown (October 30, 1930 – June 26, 1956) was an American jazz trumpeter, pianist, and composer.
Conte CandoliPerson · Music memorabiliaSecondo "Conte" Candoli (July 12, 1927 – December 14, 2001) was an American jazz trumpeter based on the West Coast.
Cootie WilliamsPerson · Music memorabiliaCharles Melvin "Cootie" Williams (July 10, 1911 – September 15, 1985) was an American jazz, jump blues, and rhythm and blues trumpeter.
Cui JianPerson · Music memorabilia
Cường VũPerson · Music memorabiliaCuong Vu (Vietnamese: Cường Vũ; born 19 September 1969) is a Vietnamese-American jazz trumpeter. In addition to his own work as a bandleader, Vu was a member of the Pat Metheny Group.
Cy FeuerPerson · Music memorabiliaCyrus "Cy" Feuer (born Seymour Arnold Feuerman; January 15, 1911 – May 17, 2006) was an American theatre producer, director, composer, musician, and half of the celebrated producing duo…
Dave PirnerPerson · Music memorabiliaDavid Anthony Pirner (born April 16, 1964) is an American songwriter, singer, and producer best known as the lead vocalist and frontman for the alternative rock band Soul Asylum.
Dick ParryPerson · Music memorabiliaRichard Parry (22 December 1942 – 22 May 2026) was an English saxophonist. During his career, he appeared as a session musician on various albums, most notably with Pink Floyd on the songs…
Doc SeverinsenPerson · Music memorabiliaCarl Hilding "Doc" Severinsen (born July 7, 1927) is an American retired jazz trumpeter who led the NBC Orchestra on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
Don CherryPerson · Music memorabiliaDonald Eugene Cherry (November 18, 1936 – October 19, 1995) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist.
Don EllisPerson · Music memorabiliaDonald Johnson Ellis (July 25, 1934 – December 17, 1978) was an American jazz trumpeter, drummer, composer, and bandleader.
Donald ByrdPerson · Music memorabiliaDonaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (December 9, 1932 – February 4, 2013) was an American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter, composer and vocalist.
Dupree BoltonPerson · Music memorabiliaDupree Bolton (3 March 1929 – 5 June 1993) was a jazz trumpeter from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Ennio MorriconePerson · Music memorabiliaEnnio Morricone (10 November 19286 July 2020) was an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, trumpeter, and pianist who wrote music in a wide range of styles.
Freddie HubbardPerson · Music memorabiliaFrederick Dewayne Hubbard (April 7, 1938 – December 29, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter. He played bebop, hard bop, and post-bop styles from the early 1960s onwards.
Gerald WilsonPerson · Music memorabiliaGerald Stanley Wilson (September 4, 1918 – September 8, 2014) was an American jazz trumpeter, big band bandleader, composer, arranger, and educator.
Harry BeckettPerson · Music memorabiliaHarold Winston Beckett (30 May 1935 – 22 July 2010) was a British trumpeter and flugelhorn player of Barbadian origin.
Harry JamesPerson · Film memorabiliaHarry Haag James (March 15, 1916 – July 5, 1983) was an American musician who is best known as a trumpet-playing band leader who led a big band to great commercial success from 1939 to…
Hot Lips PagePerson · Music memorabiliaOran Thaddeus "Hot Lips" Page (January 27, 1908 – November 5, 1954) was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader. He was known as a scorching soloist and powerful vocalist.
Humphrey LytteltonArtist · Comics and comic artHumphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton (23 May 1921 – 25 April 2008), also known as Humph, was an English jazz musician and broadcaster from the Lyttelton family.
Ian CarrPerson · Music memorabiliaIan Carr (21 April 1933 – 25 February 2009) was a Scottish jazz musician, composer, writer, and educator.
Ibrahim MaaloufPerson · Music memorabiliaIbrahim Maalouf (pron; born 5 November 1980) is a French-Lebanese trumpeter, producer, arranger, and composer.
Ike IsaacsPerson · Music memorabiliaCharles "Ike" Isaacs (March 28, 1923 – February 27, 1981) was an American jazz double bassist from Greater Cleveland.
Jeff BealPerson · Music memorabiliaJeff Beal (born June 20, 1963) is an American composer of music for film, television, and the concert hall.
Jeff HealeyPerson · Music memorabiliaNorman Jeffrey Healey (March 25, 1966 – March 2, 2008) was a Canadian blues, rock and jazz guitarist, singer and songwriter who attained popularity in the 1980s and 1990s. He reached No.
Jeff TyzikPerson · Music memorabiliaJeff Tyzik (born Jeff Tkazyik, August 1, 1951) is an American conductor, arranger, and trumpeter. He has recorded jazz albums as a soloist and arranged pop and jazz music for orchestras.
Jess Langston TurnerPerson · Music memorabiliaJess Langston Turner (born 1983) is an American composer, who is known primarily for his concert band and choir music.
Jimmy MaxwellPerson · Music memorabiliaJimmy Maxwell (January 9, 1917 – July 20, 2002) was an American swing jazz trumpeter.
Joe NewmanPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Dwight Newman (September 7, 1922 – July 4, 1992) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and educator, best known as a musician who worked with Count Basie during two periods.
John BarryPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Barry Prendergast OBE (3 November 1933 – 30 January 2011) was an English composer and conductor of film music.
Johnny MandelPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Alfred Mandel (November 23, 1925June 29, 2020) was an American composer, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz.
Kenny BallPerson · Music memorabiliaKenneth Daniel Ball (22 May 1930 – 7 March 2013) was an English jazz musician, best known as the bandleader, lead trumpet player and vocalist in Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen.
Kermit RuffinsPerson · Music memorabiliaKermit Ruffins (born December 19, 1964) is an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer from New Orleans.
Larry ClintonPerson · Music memorabiliaLarry Clinton (August 17, 1909 – May 2, 1985) was an American musician, best known as a trumpeter who became a prominent American bandleader and arranger.
Lee LoughnanePerson · Music memorabiliaLee David Loughnane (born October 21, 1946) is an American musician who is a founding member of the rock band Chicago.
Lee MorganPerson · Music memorabiliaEdward Lee Morgan (July 10, 1938 – February 19, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer.[1][2] One of the key hard bop musicians of the 1960s and a cornerstone of the Blue Note…
Lester BowiePerson · Music memorabiliaLester Bowie (October 11, 1941 – November 8, 1999) was an American jazz trumpet player and composer.
Lester SterlingPerson · Music memorabiliaLester "Ska" Sterling OD (31 January 1936 – 16 May 2023), also known as Mr. Versatile, was a Jamaican trumpet and saxophone player.
Lew SoloffPerson · Music memorabiliaLewis Michael Soloff (February 20, 1944 – March 8, 2015) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and actor. He was a member of the band Blood, Sweat & Tears.
Louis ArmstrongPerson · Music memorabiliaLouis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American jazz and blues trumpeter and vocalist.
Luca AquinoPerson · Music memorabiliaLuca Aquino (born June 1, 1974) is an Italian jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist.
Marion CouttsPhotographer · PhotographyMarion Coutts (born 1965) is a British sculptor, photographer, filmmaker, author, and musician, known for her work as an installation artist and her decade-long tenure as frontwoman for the…
Mark IshamPerson · Music memorabiliaMark Ware Isham (born September 7, 1951) is an American musician and composer. A trumpeter and keyboardist, Isham works in a variety of genres, including jazz and electronic.
Mathias EickPerson · Music memorabiliaMathias Eick (born 26 June 1979) is a Norwegian jazz musician, and the brother of the jazz musicians Johannes Eick and Trude Eick.
Maurice AndrésPerson · Music memorabiliaMaurice André (21 May 1933 – 25 February 2012) was a French trumpeter, active in the classical music field.
Mazen KerbajArtist · Comics and comic artMazen Kerbaj (born Beirut, 1975) is a Lebanese jazz and free improvisation trumpeter and comic book artist.
Mercer EllingtonPerson · Music memorabiliaMercer Kennedy Ellington (March 11, 1919 – February 8, 1996) was an American musician, composer, and arranger.
Miles DavisPerson · Music memorabiliaMiles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and painter.
Mojmir SepePerson · Music memorabiliaMojmir "Mojzes" Sepe (11 July 1930 – 24 December 2020) was a Slovenian composer, conductor, arranger and trumpeter.
Muggsy SpanierPerson · Music memorabiliaFrancis Joseph "Muggsy" Spanier (November 9, 1901 – February 12, 1967) was an American jazz cornetist based in Chicago.
Nikos XanthoulisPerson · Music memorabiliaNikos Xanthoulis (born Νικόλαος Γεωργίου Ξανθούλης; 1962) is a Greek composer, lyrist and author.
Nini RossoPerson · Music memorabiliaRaffaele Celeste "Nini" Rosso (19 September 1926 – 5 October 1994) was an Italian jazz trumpeter and composer.
Ornette ColemanPerson · Music memorabiliaRandolph Denard Ornette Coleman (March 9, 1930 – June 11, 2015) was an American jazz saxophonist, trumpeter, violinist, and composer.
Ossi RunnePerson · Music memorabiliaOssi Runne (23 April 1927 – 5 November 2020) was a Finnish trumpeter, orchestra leader, composer, and record producer.
Philip SparkePerson · Music memorabiliaPhilip Allen Sparke (born 29 December 1951) is an English composer and musician born in London, noted for his concert band and brass band music.
Ralph MarteriePerson · Music memorabiliaRalph Marterie (24 December 1914 – 10 October 1978) was an Italian big-band leader born in Acerra (near Naples), Italy.
Randy SandkePerson · Music memorabiliaJay Randall Sandke (born May 5, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois) is a jazz trumpeter and guitarist.
Ray AndersonPerson · Music memorabilia
Ray AnthonyPerson · Film memorabiliaRay Anthony (born Raymond Antonini; January 20, 1922) is an American retired bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter and actor.
Red RodneyPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Roland Chudnick (September 27, 1927 – May 27, 1994), known professionally as Red Rodney, was an American jazz trumpeter.
Riccardo ZinnaPerson · Film memorabiliaRiccardo Zinna (18 May 1958 – 20 September 2018) was an Italian actor and musician.
Roy EldridgePerson · Music memorabiliaDavid Roy Eldridge (January 30, 1911 – February 26, 1989), nicknamed "Little Jazz", was an American jazz trumpeter.
Ruby BraffPerson · Music memorabiliaReuben "Ruby" Braff (March 16, 1927 – February 9, 2003) was an American jazz trumpeter and cornetist.
Sven RegenerPerson · Music memorabiliaSven Regener (born 1 January 1961) is a German musician and writer living in Berlin. In 1982 he recorded his first LP with the band Zatopek and in 1984 he joined Neue Liebe.
Thad JonesPerson · Music memorabiliaThaddeus Joseph Jones (March 28, 1923 – August 20, 1986)[1] was an American jazz trumpeter, composer and bandleader who has been called "one of the all-time greatest jazz trumpet…
Till BrönnerPerson · Music memorabiliaTill Brönner (born 6 May 1971 in Viersen, West Germany) is a German jazz trumpet er, flügelhorn player, singer, composer, producer and photographer.
Tim HagansPerson · Music memorabiliaTim Hagans (born August 19, 1954) is an American jazz trumpeter, arranger, and composer.
Tol HanssePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Tol Hansse
Tomasz StańkoPerson · Music memorabiliaTomasz Ludwik Stańko (11 July 1942 – 29 July 2018) was a Polish trumpeter and composer associated with free jazz and the avant-garde.
Tommy DorseyPerson · Music memorabiliaThomas Francis Dorsey Jr. (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956) was an American jazz trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the big band era.
Uli BeckerhoffPerson · Music memorabiliaUlrich (Uli) Beckerhoff (born 6 December 1947) is a German jazz composer, trumpeter, and academic.
Wallace DavenportPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Wallace Davenport at the 1976 North Sea Jazz Festival.
Wilbur HardenPerson · Music memorabiliaWilbur Harden (December 31, 1924, in Birmingham, Alabama – June 10, 1969, in New York City) was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer.
Wingy ManonePerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Matthews "Wingy" Manone (February 13, 1900 – July 9, 1982) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, singer, and bandleader.

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