Bobby Shew with The Swiss Jazz School Big Band - A Night in Tunisia (Dizzy Gillespie)! #TrumpetLovers #TrumpetHero #TrumpetMaster #Trumpet #DizzyGillespie #BobbyShew | Trumpet Lovers

Valaida Snow was so famous for her mastery of the trumpet that she was nicknamed “Little Louis.” Louis Armstrong himself called her the world’s second-best jazz trumpet player—after himself—and W.C. Handy honored her with the nickname “Queen of the Trumpet.” Although Snow achieved massive success internationally, her career never gained the same traction in her home country, the United States. She appeared in French films in Europe and was even gifted a golden trumpet after performing for Queen

394 reactions · 197 shares | Tomorrow the Quintet will perform with the legendary Dave Brubeck at George Wein's CareFusion Newport Jazz Festival. Dave Brubeck played at the first Newport Jazz Festival organized by George Wein in 1954. It's an honor to be a part of the tradition. | Wynton Marsalis | Facebook

3.8K views · 140 reactions | Wynton Marsalis Quintet Live, You and Me, at Jazz in Marciac 2004 ______________________________________________________ Marciac, Marciac, France. 2004/08/06 Wynton Marsalis: trumpet Wess Anderson: sax Herlin Riley: drums Eric Lewis: piano Carlos Henriquez: bass | Avant Garde Music | Facebook