The Other Side Of The Bell - A Trumpet Podcast

Thomas Stevens, former principal trumpet of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, is our special guest on episode #26 of The Other Side of the Bell. Stevens talks about is 35 year tenure in the orchestra, his teachers, and his upcoming work, "Thomas Stevens on Musicianship - Vachiano's Rules and Beyond". Learn more about Thomas Stevens at www.thomasstevensmusic.com or on our show notes for this episode at www.bobreeves.com/26.

Studio trumpet player Chuck Findley is our featured guest on this episode of The Other Side of the Bell. View the show notes for this episode at www.bobreeves.com/25

Chris Botti, Grammy Award winning trumpeter, is our special guest on this episode of The Other Side of the Bell. The show notes for this episode can be found at www.bobreeves.com/24. For more information on Chris Botti, visit his official website at www.chrisbotti.com.

Bobby Burns Jr., trumpet player with Earth, Wind, & Fire is our special guest on this episode of The Other Side of the Bell. Bobby talks about how he stays in shape on the road and his time at Indiana University studying with William Adam.

The show notes for this episode can be found at www.bobreeves.com/23

Trumpeter and arranger Jerry Hey is our special guest on this episode. Jerry talks about his early start in trumpet, his influential teachers, and his long career writing and performing with the biggest performers of our era. View the show notes for this episode at www.bobreeves.com/22.

Mario Guarneri is our special guest in this episode of our trumpet podcast. Mario teaches trumpet at the San Francisco Conservatory and has held positions with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the L.A. Chamber Orchestra. Mario is also active in jazz performing regularly with his quartet and has 4 albums released to date. Mario is the founder and president of Berp & Company, producer of practice aids and accessories for brass musicians. He also founded the nonprofit Jazz in the Neighborhood that seeks to bring live jazz to the community.

Bob Findley is our special guest on this episode. Bob is one of the most respected and prolific trumpet players in Los Angeles. He has performed on hundreds of studio sessions for radio, television, and the movies. Bob has performed with artists like Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, Michael Jackson, and Prince. He is also an in-demand clinician. Bob Findley plays his own signature model Van Laar trumpet.

Eric Miyashiro is the trumpet guest on this episode of The Other Side of the Bell. Eric talks about his early years as lead trumpet player on the Buddy Rich and Woody Herman Big Bands, as well as his current projects in Tokyo, Japan. You can learn more about Eric Miyashiro at www.ericmiyashiro.com. This podcast is proudly brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass (www.bobreeves.com).

This episode features L.A. studio trumpeter and Yamaha performing artist Wayne Bergeron. Wayne discusses how he got his career started and what you need to do to get yours started. He also explains many of the common mistakes trumpet players make that keep them from successfully playing in the upper register.

Charles Schlueter, retired Principal Trumpet of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, is our special guest on this episode of The Other Side of the Bell. Charlie talks about his long, distinguished career as an orchestral trumpet player.