Walter "Maynard" Ferguson was a Canadian-born jazz trumpet player and bandleader. He came to prominence playing in Stan Kenton's orchestra, before forming his own band in 1957. He was noted for being ...

Maynard Ferguson: trumpet, flugelhorn; Wayne Bergeron: trumpet and flugelhorn (lead 1-4, 6); Patrick Hession: trumpet and flugelhorn (lead 5, 7-9); Serafin Aguilar: trumpet and flugelhorn; Ken Edwards ...

BEAVER CREEK – Jazz musician and Grammy-nominated trumpet master Maynard Ferguson will host an after-school workshop and discussion for Eagle County band students and a public concert at the Vilar ...

It's a wearying life: a concert in South Carolina one night, followed by a late-night drive to Miami, a midday arrival at a hotel, then another concert that night before heading north. For much of the ...

Jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson, known for his soaring high notes and for his recording of “Gonna Fly Now,” a hit version of the theme from the “Rocky” movies, has died. He was 78. Ferguson, who lived ...

The “Gonna Fly Now” theme from “Rocky” did not originate with Canadian trumpet virtuoso Maynard Ferguson. But Ferguson’s soaring take on it is now considered by many to be the most iconic version of ...

Dave Stahl does what he can to keep alive the sound of the big band. “I have a love of big bands,” Stahl says. “I always have. We’re working as hard as we can to try and keep the genre alive.” The ...

Maynard Ferguson, the undisputed high-note king of the trumpet, who toured the world with his bands for 50 years and had a hit record with the theme from "Rocky," died Aug. 23 at Community Memorial ...