Arnett Cobb was born in Houston in Texas and was playing the piano, trumpet and violin as a teenager before moving permanently to the tenor saxophone, his favorite instrument. His first serious steps in the music gave the Texan trumpeter Chester Boone, between 1934 and 1936, a job he combines with his studies at the institute. Immediately afterwards he worked with trumpeter and bandleader, Milt Larkin, between 1936 and 1942 which earned him to develop a consistent style to their music and learn the saxophone in the band – Illinois Jacquet and Eddie Vinson, including — lifestyle and focus needed for a road musician.

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Age: 35
Favorite Food: Gumbo
Occupation: Musician, Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center
Favorite Sport: Basketball
Trumpet: Monette Raja
Favorite Composer: Duke Ellington

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I am 26 years old.
I play the trumpet and sing
I work at Lincoln Center in New York City.
I live in Jersey City, NJ.
I love to ski.
I am Wynton Marsalis’ personal assistant

Dennis Jeter began playing the trumpet at the age of 16 after attending a Wynton Marsalis concert in Washington, DC. Soon after, he was accepted into the Peabody Preparatory program in Baltimore, MD to study with Wayne Cameron. In the spring of 1987, he graduated from the Duke Read the rest of this entry »