Jessica Brownell took her first trumpet lesson in the sixth grade. Her instructor was Kelly Thompson. It’s only fitting Brownell’s final concert in the Roaring Fork Valley includes a trumpet duo with ...
When Rodney Marsalis took up the trumpet at age 11, his first teacher was his cousin, the great Wynton Marsalis. Wynton was only 17 at the time, but already was a brilliant musician just a couple of ...