This episode of The Other Side of the Bell , featuring trumpet composer educator and entrepreneur Dave Douglas, is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass . This episode also appears as a video episode on our YouTube channel, you can find it here: " Dave Douglas trumpet interview " About Dave Douglas: Dave Douglas is a prolific trumpeter, composer, educator and entrepreneur from New York City, known for the stylistic breadth of his work and for keeping a diverse set of ensembles and projects active s...
Aug 13, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 138
This episode of The Other Side of the Bell , featuring rising trumpet star Will Leathers, is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass . This episode also appears as a video episode on our YouTube channel, you can find it here: " Will Leathers trumpet interview " About Will Leathers: Will Leathers earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from The Juilliard School in 2022 and 2023 and was the first undergraduate classical trumpeter to receive the prestigious Kovner Fellowship. In 2022, while still complet...
Jul 30, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 137
This episode of The Other Side of the Bell , featuring rising trumpet star Alexandra Ridout, is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass . This episode also appears as a video episode on our YouTube channel, you can find it here: " Alexandra Ridout trumpet interview " About Alex Ridout: UK born multi award winner Alexandra Ridout is a trumpeter, bandleader, composer and educator based in Harlem NYC. At only 26 years old, Alexandra is already one of the most talented young trumpet players on the intern...
Jul 09, 2025•57 min•Ep. 136
This episode of The Other Side of the Bell , featuring trailblazing lead trumpeter Liesl Whitaker, is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass . This episode also appears as a video episode on our YouTube channel, you can find it here: " Liesl Whitaker trumpet interview " About Liesl Whitaker: Liesl Whitaker is an American lead and commercial trumpeter based in the New York City metropolitan area. She currently plays lead trumpet in the pit orchestra of the hit Broadway musical Death Becomes Her (2024...
Jun 18, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 135
This episode of The Other Side of the Bell , featuring trumpet performer, teacher and internet sensation Eric Baker, is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass . This episode also appears as a video episode on our YouTube channel, you can find it here: " Eric Baker trumpet interview " About Eric Baker: Eric Baker grew up in Ft. Worth, TX, and began playing the trumpet at age 11. He received his B.M. in Music Education from the University of Texas at Arlington and earned his master’s degree in Trumpet...
Jun 04, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 134
This episode of The Other Side of the Bell , featuring a live panel discussion on the legacy of William Adam and AdamFest, is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass . This episode also appears as a video episode on our YouTube channel, you can find it here: " AdamFest 2025 Panel Discussion " About the William Adam Trumpet Festival (AdamFest): The 11th Annual William Adam International Trumpet Festival will take place June 19–22, 2025, at Austin Peay State University, hosted by Dr. Rob Waugh. This ye...
May 21, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 133
This episode of The Other Side of the Bell , featuring trumpet legend and women's trumpet trailblazer Marie Speziale, is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass . This episode also appears as a video episode on our YouTube channel, you can find it here: "Marie Speziale trumpet interview" * Note to listeners and viewers: we're rebalancing our podcast release schedule, to alternate The Other Side of the Bell with our other two podcasts: Trombone Corner and The Horn Signal . Hence the back-to-back episo...
May 07, 2025•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 132
This episode of The Other Side of the Bell , featuring women's trumpet trailblazer, founder of the International Women's Brass Conference, and 40-year First Trumpet of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Susan Slaughter, is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass . This episode also appears as a video episode on our YouTube channel, you can find it here: "Susan Slaughter trumpet interview" About Susan Slaughter: Born in McCordsville, IN, Susan Slaughter started playing trumpet at the age of 10. Graduat...
Apr 30, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 131
This episode of The Other Side of the Bell , featuring trumpet soloist, chamber musician, educator, and life coach Ashley Hall-Tighe, is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass . This episode also appears as a video episode on our YouTube channel, you can find it here: "Ashley Hall-Tighe trumpet interview" About Ashley Hall-Tighe: Ashley Hall-Tighe is an internationally renowned trumpet soloist, chamber musician, educator, and life coach and her passion for authentic human connection drives every fac...
Apr 16, 2025•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 130
This episode of The Other Side of the Bell , featuring trumpeter, band leader and iconic plunger mute designer Kenny Rampton, is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass . This episode also appears as a video episode on our YouTube channel, you can find it here: "Kenny Rampton trumpet interview" About Kenny Rampton: Trumpeter Kenny Rampton grew up in Las Vegas, and studied music at both the University of Nevada at Las Vegas and the Berklee College of Music. In 1989, he moved to New York, where he quic...
Apr 02, 2025•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 129
This episode of The Other Side of the Bell, featuring trumpeter, recording artist and co-founder of the bank Chicago , Lee Loughnane, is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass . This episode also appears as a video episode on our YouTube channel, you can find it here: "Lee Loughnane of Chicago Trumpet Interview" About Lee Loughnane: Lee Loughnane of the band Chicago joins host John Snell today to talk about discovering the trumpet and committing to a career in music, the groundbreaking idea of putti...
Mar 19, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 128
This episode of The Other Side of the Bell, featuring trumpeter, educator and recording artist Clay Jenkins, is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass . This episode also appears as a video episode on our YouTube channel, you can find it here: "Clay Jenkins Trumpet Interview" About Clay Jenkins: Clay Jenkins is a renowned jazz trumpeter and educator whose dynamic career spans decades of performance and teaching. He launched his performing journey with the Stan Kenton Orchestra before moving to Los A...
Mar 05, 2025•1 hr
This episode of The Other Side of the Bell, featuring trumpeter Emile Martinez , is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass . Visit Bob Reeves Brass at TMEA 2025 in San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 13-15! We'll have over 350 trumpet mouthpieces, mutes, cases, Shires trumpets, and valve alignments. For more information and to sign up for a valve alignment go to https://bobreeves.com/blog/tmea2025/ . About Emile: Emile Martinez, a Los Angeles native and two-time Grammy-nominated trumpeter, composer, arranger, ...
Feb 08, 2025•2 hr 35 min
This episode of The Other Side of the Bell, featuring trumpeter Aaron Smith , is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass . About Aaron : Aaron Smith is an active freelance trumpet player in Los Angeles, CA. He also writes, arranges, and publishes music through his small business, TrumpetSmith Publishing (ASCAP). In addition, he serves on the Hearing Board for the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 47 and on the Board of Directors for the Recording Musicians Association Los Angeles (RMALA). ...
Jan 06, 2025•1 hr 54 min
This episode of The Other Side of the Bell, featuring trumpeter, Scott Belck , is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass . You can also watch this interview on Youtube. About Scott: Dr. Scott Belck currently serves as the Director of Jazz Studies and Professor of Music at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) where he directs the CCM Jazz Orchestra and teaches applied Jazz Trumpet. He is a founding member of critically acclaimed Tromba Mundi contemporary trumpet ensemble...
Nov 13, 2024•1 hr 13 min
This episode of The Other Side of the Bell, featuring trumpeter, Allen Vizzutti , is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass . You can also watch this interview on Youtube. About Allen: Equally at home in a multitude of musical idioms, Allen Vizzutti has visited 70 countries, Japan 49 times, and every state in the union to perform with a rainbow of artists and ensembles including Chick Corea, Doc; Severinsen, the NBC Tonight Show Band, the Airmen Of Note, the Army Blues and Army Symphony Orchestra, C...
Oct 23, 2024•50 min
This episode of The Other Side of the Bell, featuring trumpeter, Sal Cracchiolo , is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass . Tickets for the Youth Trumpet Scholars Trumpet Trilogy can be purchased here . About Sal Cracchiolo: Salvator William Cracchiolo II was born in Long Beach, California as the son of two talented music teachers. His father, Sal Cracchiolo I, owned a music studio where he taught piano and played professional accordion. His mother, Edith, was his first trumpet teacher and started...
Sep 10, 2024•1 hr 23 min
This episode of The Other Side of the Bell, featuring trumpeter, Imani Duhe' , is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass . You can also watch this interview on Youtube. About Imani: Imani Duhe’ is a versatile young musician from Atlanta, Georgia, known for her rich, soulful trumpet playing. Starting music at a young age, she’s been surrounded by different styles of music her entire life. Imani has performed regularly with orchestras, chamber ensembles, and in small solo settings as a trumpeter for o...
Aug 09, 2024•1 hr 3 min
This episode of The Other Side of the Bell, featuring commercial trumpeter and vocalist, Ravi Best , is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass . You can also watch this interview on Youtube. About Ravi: Ravi Best is a New York City based jazz and commercial trumpet player who has performed domestically and internationally for two decades. Most recently, he has been performing, recording, and touring with Kool & The Gang, Blood, Sweat and Tears, The Duke Ellington Orchestra, and Little Steven and...
Jul 18, 2024•1 hr 34 min
Today's episode of the Other Side of the Bell is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass . Check out all the information for what the shop is bringing to the International Trumpet Guild conference in Anaheim for 2024. This episode's special guest is Brian Swartz. Trumpeter Brian Swartz is a diverse musician with a wide range of influences. He has appeared on multiple Grammy® nominated and winning recordings with artists including The (Dixie) Chicks' Double Platinum "Taking the Long Way" which won 5 G...
May 21, 2024•1 hr 58 min
This episode of The Other Side of the Bell, featuring jazz trumpeter Clint Baker , is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass . Clint Baker is a seasoned bandleader with over 40 years of experience in the music industry. Having traveled the world and shared his musical talents in both Europe and Asia, Clint has established himself as a versatile musician with a passion for jazz. Clint is currently deeply involved in music education and serves as the director of the prestigious Teagarden Jazz Camp hel...
Apr 24, 2024•1 hr 44 min
This episode of The Other Side of the Bell, featuring trumpeter and composer Anthony Plog , is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass . Come visit John and the Bob Reeves Brass crew at the National Trumpet Competition , March 8-11th! Anthony Plog has had a rich and varied international career in music—as a composer of operas, symphonic music, and chamber works; as an orchestral musician, soloist, and recording artist; and as a brass teacher and coach at some of the great music conservatories interna...
Mar 07, 2024•1 hr 18 min
This episode of The Other Side of the Bell, featuring lead trumpeter Dave Trigg , is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass . Dave Trigg is a distinguished trumpeter whose career spans over four decades, marked by versatility and collaborations with some of the most iconic names in music. Starting his professional journey in 1979, Dave made a significant mark as the lead trumpeter with the Ringling Bros Circus World House Band in Florida. This early experience set the stage for a series of notable e...
Feb 24, 2024•2 hr 43 min
This episode of The Other Side of the Bell, featuring jazz trumpeter/cornetist Marc Caparone , is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass . Marc has been listening to classic jazz his entire life and is dedicated to keeping the traditions of the great early jazz trumpet players alive. His specialties are the jazz trumpet styles of the 1920’s and ‘30s, and he also has a deep interest in jazz history that started when he began collecting records as a teenager. Marc has performed and recorded with many ...
Jan 30, 2024•1 hr 36 min
This episode of The Other Side of the Bell, featuring trumpeter Yturvides, is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass . You can follow Yturvides on the following social platforms : Youtube , Instagram , Facebook , X(Twitter), and Spotify . About Yturvides Yturvides Vilchez, born in Maracaibo, Venezuela in 1980, began his musical journey at age four, mastering the Venezuelan "cuatro" at the Sopotociento Cultural Center. He furthered his studies at the Jose Luis Paz music conservatory, learning both th...
Dec 22, 2023•1 hr 19 min
This episode of "The Other Side of The Bell" is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass . Please enjoy this conversation with John and world-renowned trumpeter, Chris Botti . Chris was featured back in Episode #24 , and now again in Episode #113 with the release of his first album in over 10 years. A video version of this episode is also available on YouTube . About Chris Botti Trumpeter Chris Botti s renowned for his versatility in both jazz and pop music. His mother, a pianist and teacher, was his ...
Nov 21, 2023•1 hr 17 min
Welcome to Episode #112 of "The Other Side of the Bell", a podcast brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass . In this episode, John talks with Wayne Bergeron and Jeff Bunnell about their recently released album called " Homage " by the Los Angeles Trumpet Ensemble. We hope you'll enjoy their conversation as well as the album. Join us at Dillon Music, November 9-11 for valve alignments and mouthpiece consultations. Email sales@dillonmusic to schedule an appointment! About the Los Angeles Trumpet Ensemb...
Nov 06, 2023•1 hr 25 min
This podcast is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass. Join us at Dillon Music, November 9-11 for valve alignments and mouthpiece consultations. Email sales@dillonmusic to schedule an appointment! David Washburn is a Yamaha Performing Artist and serves as Principal Trumpet of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra . A much sought-after musician in Los Angeles, he also holds the position of Associate Principal Trumpet of the LA Opera Orchestra. He has served as principal trumpet and soloist with the Hong...
Oct 27, 2023•1 hr 13 min
Mike Price is a professional trumpet player, formerly living in Tokyo, Japan. He composes and performs with the Mike Price Jazz Quintet or Orchestra. Originally from Chicago Illinois, he was a student of Vincent Cichowicz (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) while getting a degree from Northwestern University. Following 3 more years studying jazz composition at Berklee School of Music , he toured with the Stan Kenton Orchestra followed by touring with Buddy Rich. Mike played 1st trumpet for both bands. ...
Oct 05, 2023•1 hr 36 min
William Bing has recently retired as Director of Bands and Artist in Residence at the California Institute of Technology. During that time, he conducted over 250 concerts with the Caltech Jazz and Concert Band. He also served on the undergraduate admissions committee and was named an outstanding teacher by the students from Caltech Bill and his wife Delores have won many teaching awards including the Associated Students of Caltech Teaching Award, Pasadena Youth Music Council Teacher of the Year,...
Sep 27, 2023•1 hr 15 min
