Miles Davis

Miles Davis

male, deceased (1991)
cool jazz, trumpet, bebop, Jazz fusion, Bebop musician, Trumpet player…Jazz trumpet player
Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 - September 28, 1991) was an American jazz musician, widely considered one of the most influential of the 20th...
Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

male, deceased (1971)
musician, African American, American, jazz, Dixieland trumpeter, Swing trumpeter…trumpet, Trumpet player
Louis Armstrong (4 August, 1901 - July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo and Pops, was an American jazz musician. Armstrong was a charismatic, innovative...
Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie

male, deceased (1993)
Bebop trumpeter, harmony, Improviser, musician, Jazz trumpeter, modern jazz…trumpet, Trumpet player
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (October 21 1917 - January 6 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, singer, and composer. He was born in...
Maynard Ferguson

Maynard Ferguson

male, deceased (2006)
Canadian jazz trumpeter, Follower of Sathya Sai Baba, trumpeter, Death from renal failure, Hard-bop trumpeter, Crossover jazz trumpeter…Trumpet player, trumpet
Walter "Maynard" Ferguson was a Canadian jazz trumpet player and bandleader. He came to prominence playing in Stan Kenton's orchestra, before...
Randy Brecker

Randy Brecker

male, 63 years old
Dire Straits, P-Funk member, Pennsylvania musician, Bebop trumpeter, Hard-bop trumpeter, Crossover jazz trumpeter…trumpet
Ronald "Randy" Brecker (b. Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, November 27, 1945) is an American trumpeter and flugelhornist. He is a highly sought after...
Harry James

Harry James

male, deceased (1983)
Big band bandleader, Swing trumpeter, American jazz bandleader, American jazz trumpeter, From Beaumont, Texas, big band…trumpet
Harry Haag James was a popular United States musician and band leader, and a well-known trumpet virtuoso. Harry James was born in Albany, Georgia,...
Roy Eldridge

Roy Eldridge

male, deceased (1989)
"Little Jazz", trumpeter, American jazz trumpeter, swing era, Mainstream jazz trumpeter, Swing trumpeter…trumpet
Roy David Eldridge (January 30, 1911 - February 26, 1989), nicknamed "Little Jazz" was an American jazz trumpet player. His sophisticated use of...
Chris Botti

Chris Botti

male, 47 years old
Indiana University, Smooth jazz musician, William Adam, American jazz trumpeter, elevator muzak, From Corvallis, Oregon…trumpet
Christopher Botti or Chris Botti (born October 12, 1962) is a trumpeter and composer; born in Portland, Oregon. He plays a Martin Committee trumpet...
Elvin Jones

Elvin Jones

male, deceased (2004)
Modal jazz drummer, Progressive jazz drummer, The Elvin Jones Jazz Machine, Mainstream jazz drummer, United States Army, Post-bop drummer…trumpet
Elvin Ray Jones (9 September 1927-18 May 2004) was one of the most influential jazz drummers of the post-bop era. He showed interest in drums at a...

Dave Douglas

male, 46 years old
Orange Then Blue, Experimental big band trumpeter, Post-bop trumpeter, Modern Creative trumpeter, Avant-garde trumpeter, American jazz trumpeter…trumpet, Trumpet player
Dave Douglas (born March 24, 1963) is a U.S. jazz trumpeter and composer whose music is notable for drawing on many non-jazz musical styles,...