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.

This episode features trumpet player, educator, author, and vintage mute restorer Roger Ingram. He is best known for being the lead trumpet player on the Jazz at Lincoln Center, Harry Connick, Jr., Maynard Ferguson, Ray Charles, and Woody Herman big bands. He is also known for his 2008 trumpet textbook, Clinical Notes on Trumpet Playing, his vintage brass mute restorations, the Jupiter XO Series 1600I Ingram model trumpet, and the Ingram line of Bb trumpet mouthpieces. Roger talks about how he pieced together the physical and equipment side of trumpet playing at an early age.

This episode features a tribute to the long-time trumpet professor at Indiana University, William "Bill" Adam. Contributors include Chris Botti, Charley Davis, Larry Hall, Jerry Hey, Robert Slack, Dr. Karl Sievers, John Head, Jim O'Banion, Dr. George Tsoutsouris, John Harbaugh, Phil May, David Roth, Mark Minasian, and Greg Wing.

This episode of The Other Side of the Bell - A Trumpet Podcast features L.A. musician Larry Hall. Larry is a top call trumpet studio session and his credits include thousands of movie, television, and album sessions. Larry Hall was a student of William Adam at Indiana University. He has played in Hawaii and Las Vegas. Larry was the founding member of the band OX with Jerry Hey, which later went on to become Seawind. You can hear Larry on the Seawind album, "Reunion,".    

This episode features Hollywood trumpet legend Rick Baptist. Rick has recorded on thousands of movie and television soundtracks. He recently peformed on his 30th broadcast of The Academy Awards show. Rick proudly plays Schilke trumpets.

This episode features an interview with studio trumpet player Gary Grant. Gary has played trumpet on thousands of albums for the biggest names in pop, rock, and jazz including Michael Jackson, Barbara Streisand, Quincy Jones, Celine Dion, and many others. Gary Grant's trumpet can be heard on countless movie and T.V. soundtracks. More recently, Gary has been producing albums by trumpet artists like Arturo Sandoval, Malcolm McNab, and Wayne Bergeron. Check out Gary's Studio Musician's Manual for a Long and Productive Career!

This episode features Roy Poper, Associate Professor of Trumpet at Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Roy is the author of "Roy Poper's Guide to the Brasswind Methods of James Stamp" and has released a classical trumpet CD entitled "Los Angeles Trumpet Works." Learn more about Roy Poper at www.roypoper.com.  Episode #11 also includes 7 ways to take your trumpet playing to the next level in 2014. The show notes for this episode can be found at www.bobreeves.com/11

This episode features Los Angeles trumpet player, Dan Fornero. He discusses trumpet playing and the release of his new album, Not So Old School. Show notes are available at www.bobreeves.com/10.

This episode features an interview with Rob Roy McGregor, former 2nd trumpet with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and founder of Balquhidder Music. Rob Roy talks about his career in music and publishing, as well as his new compilation book, "Trumpet Lessons - Things We've Learned While Chasing the Trumpet."

In this episode, our special guest is Tedd Waggoner, Director of Sales and Marketing for Vincent Bach at the Conn-Selmer Corporation. Also, Bob Reeves discusses the origins of the trumpet valve alignment process he created and patented.

In Episode 7 of The Other Side of the Bell, trumpeter Michael Cichowicz sits down with us to discuss his father and famed Chicago Symphony Orchestra 2nd trumpet Vincent Cichowicz. He also discusses growing up with Bud Herseth, his fortuitous meeting in Hawaii with Jerry Hey, and UK trumpeter Derek Watkins.

Bob Reeves talks about his mentor, Carroll Purviance. Harry Kim, founder and trumpet with the Vine Street Horns, is interviewed as our special guest.

Bob Reeves shares his experiences with the original Canadian Brass. David Bilger, principal trumpet of the Philadelphia Orchestra talks about trumpet, auditions, and his online lessons through ArtistWorks.com.

This episode features an interview with Hollywood's first-call trumpet player, Malcolm McNab. Malcolm discusses his career, his studies with James "Jimmy" Stamp, and his new Camp McNab.

This episode features Bob Reeves sharing some stories about Hollywood legend John Clyman. Our special guest in the studio is Jay Daversa (www.jaydaversa.com). Jay's career started at a young age with appearances on TV. Later, he joined Stan Kenton's band before settling in Los Angeles and becoming one of the most in demand studio session players around.