“Doc”

Few trumpet players have been able to influence the trumpet world as much as “Doc” Severinsen. Through his long term as musical director of the Tonight Show Band with Johnny Carson he became a household name which was recognized by all. His flamboyant dress code and his back home humor was a refreshing contrast to the polished and sometimes elite attitude of many guest visiting the Tonight Show stage. Each night this wonderful orchestra entertained us with everything from hard bop to symphonic scores and at the helm each and every night with this sometimes humble and often spectacular trumpet…

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