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This Day In History: 1916-03-15

Henry “Harry” James, famed American trumpeter and band leader, born in Albany, Georgia

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This Day In Trumpet History

1586 Isaak Ehe, German instrument maker, know for his meticulous and ornamental lavishness, baptized in Nuremberg.

1936 Bobby Lewis, American jazz trumpeter, solo recording artist, studio musician with more than 7,000 studio sessions, born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

1956 Graham Ashton, British trumpeter and composer, member of the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, studio musician on more than 80 film scores, founder of the Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble, Dean of Music at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts from 1995 to 1998, Chair of Brass and Professor of Trumpet at the State University of New York at Purchase in 1999. He has been a member of the New York Chamber Brass since2008, and is director of FIRES-New York, born in London, England.

1960 Dave Bamonte, American trumpeter, extra/sub trumpeter with the BSO, the NYPO, Vienna Phil, principal trumpet with the Israeli Philharmonic, member of the Oregon Symphony Orchestra, born in Syracuse, New York.

1992 Harry Mortimer, British cornetist, trumpeter, and conductor, soloist throughout England in many brass bands, principal at the Hallé Orchestra, soloist on recording of the Haydn Concerto, lecturer at the Royal Northern College of Music, president of the National Youth Brass of Great Britain, died in London, England.

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