Today’s episode with Amy Jackson was originally intended to be a bit of a biographical tribute to her late husband, Wayne Jackson, a prolific musician based in Memphis, TN. While we did mention Wayne very briefly, we ended up talking more about Amy’s purpose-driven business of helping musicians recover long-lost legacy funds that are just…
trumpetdynamics.com/hengst2 I first featured Michael Hengst in 2021, a time in which no one had anything better to do than podcasts 😉 Well, here we are in 2023, we’re all thankfully busy once again, and I was grateful to hear from Mike and work out another interview to talk about what’s been up in his…
Chuck Copenace is our featured guest on today’s episode. In this episode, Chuck will share some of his experiences – some not all that pleasant by the way – growing up as an indigenous person in Ontario. Music was the one thing that Chuck was good at, and it’s probably what has allowed him to…
Phil Snedecor is the author of Making Rain and Other Adventures on the Trumpet, a highly personable and oftentimes entertaining glimpse into the career of a musician who’s “done it right”. Of course, there have been some pitfalls and mistakes along the way, and Phil doesn’t pull any punches about those. But at the end…
Toronto-based trumpeter Alexis Baro joins us in this installment of the podcast. In our discussion, we discuss the move from Havana, Cuba to Toronto, how a teacher saved his career before it even began, what it’s like to play a trumpet that bears your name, and much more! What you’ll hear in this episode: -The…
Tony Prisk is in his eleventh season playing second trumpet with the Philadelphia Orchestra. Prior to taking the job in Philly, Tony played second trumpet with the Houston Symphony. See a pattern developing? It’s not an accident, and it’s not because Tony doesn’t have what it takes to be “the man”. In this episode, we…
“Half of trumpet playing is 92% mental.” That Berra-esque butchering of a common refrain of trumpeters is brought to you by Ken Larson’s Brasswerks, and today we’re honored to feature the one and only Ken Larson on the podcast. This interview was a long time in the planning as it took quite a bit of…
The horn is 1%; the mouthpiece is 9%; and the rest of the 90% is in your head, says our guest on today’s episode. High note specialist Lynn Nicholson joins us on the show to discuss how Maynard Ferguson was able to did what he did physically, the Human Element of live music (that has…
I had the privilege of interviewing the great Bob Reeves during the ITG conference in Anaheim in 2016. Bob has been around since rocks were still soft and knows everyone and everything about trumpet, particularly in the Los Angeles area. Bob also had the foresight and extraordinary wisdom to use the podcasting medium as a…
“I like the two people on my left and my right…what else is there to life?” Says my guest on today’s episode, Scott Moore. Although he has firmly ensconced himself in the lore of greatness with the horse whinny in Sleigh Ride, Mr. Moore, long time principal trumpet with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, has been…