Has anyone ever farted into a trumpet at a jazz gig?

Even the most experienced players would have trouble playing a song with their hands backwards, and you would have to stretch your arms across a reasonably long distance. read more

I'm roommates with a trumpet player this week on the gig, and mentioned this to him. His thoughts: “Well, I suppose it's probably happened somewhere. I wouldn't ever want to see that mouthpiece again, though.” read more

Unfortunately, at the time jazz was flourishing in the public eye, there was a heavy stigma around females playing jazz. Many extremely talented female trumpeters, and female jazz musicians in general, were overlooked and not given the same opportunities and recognition as their male counterparts. read more