Jon Skillings is an editorial director at CNET, where he's worked since 2000. A born browser of dictionaries, he honed his language skills as a US Army linguist (Polish and German) before diving into ...
New Orleans celebrated Mardi Gras last week with that signature brass band sound. In the seven years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city, a local man has played a role in bringing that sound ...
The comedian “Professor” Jimmy Edwards, who was no slouch when it came to playing brass instruments, once described the tuba and euphonium as making a sound like “an ill wind that nobody played any ...
When school marching band becomes just a memory for a former trombone player, where does the once-loved instrument end up? Where does a musician’s trumpet go when its valves are damaged beyond repair?
With so many jazz and funk bands taking Syracuse by storm, we wanted to shine the spotlight on the horn section for a hot second. Though they're loud, they're sometimes forgotten behind guitarists and ...
A robot to play one of the most unwieldy and challenging brass instruments. Find out if things took a slide... With a mouthpiece that relies on a pair of lips to create vibrations, along with its ...
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