I remember the first time I saw Maynard Ferguson in concert. It was spring 1982, the Cross & Sword Amphitheater in St. Augustine, Fla. It was my first time seeing a live jazz act, and the program left ...

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 ...

Throughout his sixty-plus year career, Maynard Ferguson featured numerous sidemen on varying arrangements of jazz standards, covers of pop hits and original songs. As a young man, he performed with ...

ST. LOUIS — When dozens of musicians gather in St. Louis next month for a concert paying tribute to jazz legend Maynard Ferguson, the question is: Who will hit the high note? The trumpeter known for ...

LOS ANGELES - Jazz trumpeter and big-band leader Walter "Maynard" Ferguson, famed for his screaming solos and ability to hit blisteringly high notes, has died at age 78, associates said today. The ...

Maynard Ferguson, the big band leader and trumpeter whose screaming, high-register solos and pop-tinged arrangements thrilled his fans and sometimes appalled his critics, died Thursday. He was 78.

Maynard Ferguson, the celebrated trumpeter and bandleader known for his blasting high notes, clarion tone and wailing ensembles, died Wednesday in a Ventura hospital of kidney and liver failure. He ...

When dozens of musicians gather in St. Louis next month for a concert paying tribute to jazz legend Maynard Ferguson, the question is: Who will hit the high note? The trumpeter known for screaming ...

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 ...

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 ...

Maynard Ferguson, a jazz trumpeter who played with the greats, has died at 78. He played with Duke Ellington and Stan Kenton, among many others. The music he leaves behind includes a hit version of ...