In an excerpt from Jimmy Breslin’s autobiographical novel—his first published work in a decade—the legendary columnist describes his first trumpet lessons, and stumbles upon a scene of heartbreaking ...

This episode does double duty: teaches you all about the trumpet and trumpet playing, while carrying out the secondary mission of Classical Classroom, i.e., the humiliation of the show's host. Trumpet ...

Years ago, Barry Perkins brought his trumpet south of the border. Unlike most Americans who just travel to Mexico for tequila-filled good times, he went for a job, and a prestigious one at that: a ...

A musical funeral Mass will be held in San Rafael this morning for Joseph Alessi, a longtime classical trumpet player who reached the pinnacle of his profession as a trumpeter with the Metropolitan ...

Years ago, on a rainy night in San Francisco, I got a vivid art lesson. My date and I — let’s call her “R” — had just had dinner and were walking through a steady drizzle in Chinatown. It was February ...

Varieties of trumpet and mutes. Photo by Dacia Clay. This episode does double duty: teaches you all about the trumpet and trumpet playing, while carrying out the secondary mission of Classical ...