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Jazz and the Horn Series • Part 2
Julius Watkins
A pioneering career, landmark recordings and collaborations with jazz legends gave the French horn a place it had never occupied before.
By Jeffrey Agrell
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Interview with Miles Anderson
Jean-Pierre Mathez traces Miles Anderson’s path from early training to orchestral and freelance work, expanding on the tension between livelihood and artistic pursuit.
By Jean-Pierre Mathez
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How and why I became a musician
In Geneva on the eve of war, Edouard Gros navigates Ansermet’s demanding orchestra, summer trumpet engagements and the sudden upheaval of military mobilisation.
By Edouard Gros
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Editorial
One magazine disappeared as another opened its pages, turning economic necessity into a rare act of editorial solidarity that reshaped the brass press.
By Jean-Pierre Mathez
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Tell it the way it is:
A viewpoint of professional trumpet playing in the United States
A brutal reality check: Irving Bush exposes the gap between musical dreams and professional truth—revealing the harsh economics behind a career in trumpet playing.
By Irving Bush
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A guide to commercial tuba playing in the Los Angeles area
Hollywood reality check: Tommy Johnson reveals what it really takes to become a commercial tuba player in Los Angeles—skill, versatility… and patience.
By Tommy Johnson
The lead trumpet player
A survey of training, practice and equipment
Article on lead trumpet playing, covering training, practice methods and equipment for achieving accuracy, endurance and style.
By John Harding
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10 Outstanding Trumpet Players in the Los Angeles Area
Behind the polished sound of Los Angeles studio trumpet playing stood remarkably similar training, disciplined routines, and a craft shaped by constant stylistic demands.
By Boyde Hood
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Glenn Ferris - Profile
Beyond fame and labels: Glenn Ferris rejects the music business game—defining a raw, uncompromising vision of creativity, freedom, and what it means to truly play.
By Lee Underwood
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What's your proper job?
A social portrait of the British brass player
Four British brass players confront a profession transformed by orchestras, freelance work, social prejudice and the shrinking certainties of musical life.
By Thomas Aitken