1999 Death Al Hirt, jazz master, trumpeter, dies at 76 1997 Death Johnny Coles, trumpeter, dies at 71 1996 Death Mercer Kennedy Ellington, trumpeter bandleader/composer, dies at 76 1995 Death John Rhea "Yank" Lawson, trumpeter, dies at 83 1995 Death William Dillard, trumpeter/singer, dies at 83 1994 Death Milton M Shorty Rajonsky Rogers, trumpeter, dies at 70 1994 Death Milton "Shorty" Rogers [Rajonsky], U.S. jazz trumpeter, dies at 70 1994 Death Egbert George "Pete" Pitterson, trumpeter, dies at 73 1994 Death John Edward Teddy Buckner, trumpeter, dies at 85 1994 Death Max Kaminsky, trumpeter, dies at 85 1994 Death Emmanuel "Manny" Klein, trumpeter, dies at 86 1994 Death Zilner T Randolph, jazz Trumpeter/ Arranger, dies at 95 1994 Death Ernestine "Tiny" Davis, jazz vocalist/trumpeter, dies at 86 1994 Death Noel Chiboust, trumpeter/sax, dies at 84 1994 Death Philippe Brun, jazz trumpeter, dies at 85 1993 Death Erskine Hawkins, U.S. trumpeter/composer (After Hours), dies at 79 1993 Death John B "Dizzy" Gillespe, blues trumpeter, dies of cancer at 75 1992 Death Floyd Arceneaux, trumpeter, dies at 58 1991 Death Buck Clayton, U.S. jazz trumpeter/orchestra leader, dies 1991 Death Miles Davis, jazz trumpeter, dies of pneumonia at 65 1991 Death Ferry Barendse, trumpeter/composer/arranger (Ramblers), dies 1990 Death Clyde McCoy, jazz trumpeter (wah wah sound), dies at 86 1988 Death Chet Baker, jazz trumpeter, fell to death out of a hotel window at 59 1986 Death Thad Jones, jazz trumpeter, dies of cancer at 63 1961 Birthday Wynton Marsalis, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, jazz trumpeter, Grammy 1983 1956 Death Clifford Brown, U.S. jazz trumpeter (Joyspring, Jordu), dies at 25 1953 Birthday Jon Faddis, born in Oakland, California, musician, jazz trumpeter, conductor, composer, music educator, sound compared to his mentor, Dizzy Gillespie, member Lionel Hampton's big band, led Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, released Grammy-Award nominated work, Remembrances, 1999 1947 Birthday Gerard Schwarz, born in Weehawken, New Jersey, trumpeter/conductor, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra 1946 Birthday Digby Fairweather, jazz trumpeter 1939 Birthday Hugh Masekela, born in Wilbank, South Africa, trumpeter, I Am Not Afraid 1938 Birthday Freddie Hubbard, born in Indianapolis, jazz trumpeter, Art Blakey 1936 Birthday Don E Cherry, U.S. jazz trumpeter 1935 Birthday Otto Ketting, trumpeter/composer, Passacaglia 1932 Birthday John Chilton, jazz trumpeter 1930 Birthday Clifford Brown, Brownie, U.S. jazz trumpeter/composer 1928 Birthday Maynard Ferguson, Verdun Quebec, jazz trumpeter, Roulette 1927 Birthday Red Robert Chudnick Rodney, jazz trumpeter 1926 Birthday Johnny Coles, trumpeter 1926 Birthday Miles Davis, born in Alton, Illinois, jazz trumpeter, L'ascenseur pour l'echafaud 1925 Birthday Benny Bailey, jazz trumpeter 1922 Birthday Al Hirt, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, jazz trumpeter, Greatest Horn in the World 1921 Birthday Egbert George "Pete" Pitterson, trumpeter 1917 Birthday Dizzy Gillespie, jazz trumpeter, a creator of modern jazz 1916 Birthday Harry James, born in Albany, Georgia, trumpeter, married to Betty Grable 1911 Birthday William Dillard, trumpeter/singer 1911 Birthday John Rhea "Yank" Lawson, trumpeter 1911 Birthday Roy Eldridge, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, jazz trumpeter, Gene Krupa, Artie Shaw 1909 Birthday Noel Chiboust, trumpeter/Sax 1909 Birthday John Edward "Teddy" Buckner, trumpeter 1908 Birthday Max Kaminsky, trumpeter 1908 Birthday Philippe Brun, jazz trumpeter 1908 Birthday Emmanuel "Manny" Klein, trumpeter 1907 Birthday Ernestine "Tiny" Davis, jazz vocalist/trumpeter 1903 Birthday Clyde McCoy, jazz trumpeter/bandleader 1901 Birthday Louie "Satchmo" Armstrong, New Orleans, jazz trumpeter, Hello Dolly 1899 Birthday Zilner T Randolph, jazz trumpeter/arranger 1887 Event Opera "Trumpeter of Sackingen" 1st American production (New York City) 1876 Death John Patton, trumpeter, dies at Little Bighorn
