Critic Kevin Whitehead says it's "really, really good." This is FRESH AIR. Jazz trumpet player Tom Harrell played with bandleader Horace Silver in the 1970s and started recording under his own ...

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it," they say, and since coming to HighNote in 2007, trumpeter Tom Harrell has lived by that old adage, utilizing the same quintet for its auspicious debut, Light On, and ...

Tom Harrell is without question one of the most important jazz trumpet players now working. In 40 years of playing and composing cutting-edge jazz, he’s worked with everyone from Dizzy Gillespie ...

Accomplished performing unit of master musicians, the current edition of Tom Harrell's quintet is making the most of the leader's compositions in lengthy (80 minute) sets this week at the Jazz Bakery.

The consistently elegant music that trumpeter Tom Harrell played Thursday night at the Jazz Showcase summed up why listeners revere his work. For regardless of tempo, texture or tone, Harrell ...

Tom Harrell performs at the Caramoor Jazz Festival in Katonah, New York on July 28, 2001. photo by Gabe Palacio/ImageDirectGabe Palacio/Getty Images Conflict and resolution. Tension and release.