One way that I “practice” the trumpet throughout my day is to actively listen to a wide variety of professional trumpet players. I try to hear and understand the characteristics of their particular trumpet voice; nuances like their tone, their pitch, their articulation and their phrasing. I try to hear what they’re doing and I try to figure out how I could do some of that too. Some of these players are breathtakingly unforgettable and, the result is, the sound of their horn gets stuck in my ear.
As I listen to these great trumpeters I find that their sound shapes the way I imagine that I might/can sound. As a consequence, these players inspire me to learn more, to be more disciplined about my practice and to play better trumpet.
In the spirit of community, sharing and learning, I’d like to use this Forum topic to create an ongoing list of trumpet players who currently influence the sound(s) that any of us hears in our heads. Please reply below with the name(s) of whomever you’re currently listening to and with the title(s) of any representative song(s) or album(s). Please return and update your reply regularly.
By doing this, I hope that we’ll all be introduced to some great, new trumpet players and/or trumpet music and that listening to them will inform us, inspire us and help shape our individual trumpet journeys.
To get things started:
My current influences are Wallace Roney (jazz – listen to the songs ‘What’s New’ and ‘Why Should There Be Stars’) and Sergi Nakariakov (classical – listen to the album ‘Widmung’).
Who are your current influences?
Thank you for sharing,
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