Paul McCartney reflects on the unique piccolo trumpet solo at the heart of the Beatles’ “Penny Lane” in a new clip from the upcoming docuseries, McCartney, 3, 2, 1, premiering July 16th on Hulu. The ...

Paul McCartney was watching TV, saw a trumpeter playing a Bach Brandenburg Concerto on screen, and next minute invited him to play on one of the Beatles’ biggest hits. That’s how the story of the ...

David Mason, a classical musician best known for his distinctive piccolo trumpet solo on the Beatles’ recording of “Penny Lane,” has died. He was 85. Mason died April 29 after a brief battle with ...

George Gershwin’s immortal Rhapsody in Blue is given a fantastically brassy spin in this version from Brandon Ridenour. Using the piece to give us a tour of several brass instruments (including muted ...

That he has quietly endured the pain from the accident that nearly resulted in the amputation of his right arm is remarkable enough. For those who knew nothing about the incident, the revelation might ...

The Getzen Co. was founded in Elkhorn in 1939."We make a full line of trumpets, trombones, cornets fluglehorns, bugles and piccolo trumpets, just brass winds,” said Getzen president Brett Getzen. The ...