The Canadian virtuoso, known for his solo on “Chest Fever,” gave the group a “sound twice as big” and his mates music lessons.

The band has set up an academy for brass players of all standards and ages to learn and make music. Cornet player Charlotte, 11, has a message to other youngsters who may be thinking of joining a ...

Breen said the band could have been more successful ... Finishing room worker John Carbonelli was a cornet player, as was weaver and charter member Arthur Cook. Music store proprietor and ...

Garth Hudson, keyboard player and saxophonist in The Band, has died aged 87. Hudson was the last surviving member of The Band’s definitive line-up that was active in the late ’60s and early ’70s, ...