Trumpeters Ashlin Parker, Freddie Hendrix, Jon Faddis, Corey Wilkes, and Maurice Brown performed with pianist Matthew Fries, bassist Carlo De Rosa, and drummer Keith Hall during the Oct. 11 Trumpet Summit at Western Michigan University.
It’s been over seven years since the passing of the now-revered trumpeter Roy Hargrove. The composing bandleader had just turned 49 when he died of a heart attack brought on by a kidney disease. A recent “summit” of trumpeters came to Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo on Oct. 11 to celebrate what has turned out to be an impressively eclectic legacy that included not only jazz, but hip-hop, soul, R&B, funk, and alternative rock. Read the entire article from DownBeat Magazine
