This article was first published at All About Jazz in February 2002. The multi-trumpet format suffers an inherent stricture: a frontline consisting expressly of two or more b-flat horns circumscribes ...
MINNEAPOLIS — A man inspired by a Minnesota polka legend is keeping the art of twin-trumpet playing alive. Several years ago, David Swanson saw a story about Wally Pikal on KARE 11. Swanson made a ...