trumpeter

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Theo Croker, trumpeter: He was definitely a larger-than-life figure.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

At the Whitehall service, Reverend Dr Lyndon Drake recited from The Fallen by poet Laurence Binyon before a Royal Marines Portsmouth Road Band trumpeter played the last post after which there was a one-minute silence.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

There’s vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, trumpeter Don Cherry, and Ornette Coleman, who came through L.A. and worked as an elevator operator while developing bands with locals like Bobby Bradford.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

Some groups recall the past, like trumpeter Yank Lawson’s New Orleans-style orchestra, while others, like Woody Herman, Stan Kenton and especially Boyd Raeburn, anticipate modern jazz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

Without interrupting his song, the trumpeter kicks the paper cups away from his feet.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi