Trumpeter Pete Olstad is our special guest this episode. Pete Olstad is a SoCal native who earned a performance/educator degree at Berklee College of Music in Boston. During his student days, he placed prominently in the Thelonius Monk Institute’s trumpet competition, concurrent with Downbeat Magazine’s early recognition of his skills. He had a series of sideman/soloist slots with Maynard Ferguson, Woody Herman, Mel Torme, Tom Jones, and most recently, Latin pop star Luis Miguel. He is widely recognized as a trumpet virtuoso who is essentially a robust and passionate swing stylist, with an intense modernist edge. The show notes for this episode are at www.bobreeves.com/52.

Glenn Appell is a versatile musician and educator who has performed on trumpet, flugelhorn, harmonica and Native American Flute in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 30 years. He has toured, performed and recorded with a wide variety of artists and ensembles including the world renowned San Francisco Mime Troupe, Pete and Sheila Escovedo, Charles Brown, Barbara Morrison, Clairdee, O. J. Ekemode, Ruth Brown, Junior Mance, David Bromberg, Danny Caron, The Johnny Nocturne Band, singer/songwriter Alex Call, Dr. Loco’s Rockin’ Jalapéno Band, Keta Bill, the jazz sextet, Inception, and many others. Glenn has also done extensive freelance recording for film scores and CDs. The show notes for this episode can be found at www.bobreeves.com/51.

Alan Ware is our special guest on The Other Side of the Bell. Alan was born in 1937 in Wichita, Kansas. In 1955 Alan joined the Army after which he enrolled at The Berklee School of Music in Boston. In 1969, he joined Bill Chase's new band, which was still in rehearsal. The band toured the Midwest extensively until the first album produced a hit in April of 1971. Alan left the band as a regular in 1973. Alan played gigs in Las Vegas until 1981 when he was elected Business Gent for the Musicians Union of Las Vegas, Local 369. He was elected secretary/treasurer two years later and held that office until 1991. The show notes for this episode can be found at www.bobreeves.com/50.

Grammy Award winning trumpet player Randy Brecker is the special guest this episode. Randy discusses his studies at Indiana University with William Adam and David Baker, as well as his varied career in music from The Brecker Brothers to his studio work, to his current solo projects. Learn more about Randy at randybrecker.com and on our show notes for this episode at bobreeves.com/49.

To celebrate 4 years of The Other Side of the Bell, we are having a double episode featuring Caleb Hudson and Chris Coletti, the two trumpets of the famed Canadian Brass. The show notes for this episode can be found at www.bobreeves.com/48. Learn more about the Canadian Brass at www.canadianbrass.com.

James Thompson is Professor of Trumpet at the renowned Eastman School of Music. He came to this position having played Principal Trumpet in the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra since September 1990. He has held corresponding positions with the Phoenix Symphony, the Orchestra of the State of Mexico, the National Symphony of Mexico, and for 14 years, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. He is in addition currently Solo trumpet of the Orchestra Toscanini under the direction of Loren Mazel. Born in Frankfurt, Germany, he was raised in Phoenix, Arizona where he began trumpet studies at the age of ten. His principal teachers included Richard Longfield and Roger Voisin. The show notes for this episode can be found at www.bobreeves.com/47

Phil Driscoll -- Grammy winning trumpeter, singer, and composer -- is our special guest this episode. Phil talks about his quick rise in the music world, appearing at a young age on many of TV's top shows hosted by the likes of Merv Griffin and Ed Sullivan, among others. Phil also discusses the power of music, which he has witnessed countless times over his career performing around the world through Might Horn Ministries. Learn more about Phil Driscoll on his website www.phildriscoll.com. The show notes for this episode can be found at www.bobreeves.com/46.

Ottaviano Cristofoli is our special guest this episode of The Other Side of the Bell. Ottoviano, originally from Udine, Italy, is the principal trumpet with the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra. His latest solo recording is entitled "Fulgor" and is available in Japan on CD and worldwide on iTunes. The show notes for this episode can be found at www.bobreeves.com/45.

Rashawn Ross, trumpet with The Dave Matthews Band, is our special guest this episode. Rashawn shares is experience growing up on the small Caribbean island of St. Thomas, then expanding his travels to now include world tours with Dave Matthews. The show notes for this episode can be found at www.bobreeves.com/44.

This episodes features trumpeter Jeff Purtle, who is the author of Hit it Hard & Wish it Well and is best known for being a protégé of and authority on Claude Gordon. He has also written for The Brass Herald magazine, the ITG, and has been cited in various doctoral thesis. Jeff’s students are from all walks of life and consist of professional musicians, amateurs, college students and younger, all sharing the common goal of getting the most from their practice. In 2004 Jeff became a pioneer in teaching online. Jeff’s private studio reaches students from six continents weekly. Jeff was adjunct professor at Clemson University for five years and is currently at Anderson University in Anderson, South Carolina. Learn more about Jeff at www.purtle.com. The show notes for this episode can be found at www.bobreeves.com/43.