John Ellis

Summer is finally here!  That means warm weather, local veggies, long walks with the dogs, playing long tones on my deck.  It also means some exciting summer events are happening.
June 20-24th I will be teaching at the Music For All summer symposium on the campus of Ball State University in Muncie Indiana, sponsored by Yamaha. [...]

Well, another year of Crane Youth Music is over. Every year I am amazed how much fun I have. It is so great to work with young, bright, and talented students. And this year was no exception. Thirty wonderful trumpet players from all over New York. We had a great trumpet ensemble, fantastic concerts, enthusiastic [...]

What does a Cimbasso have to do with a Verdi opera? What is a Cimbasso? Read on…

In the “Geek” corner, our monthly look at trumpet and trumpet-related equipment, we examine the stainless steel mouthpieces from Giddings and Webster.

The joys of making music with good friends. That’s what its all about. Click on the link above and enjoy my first blog. There will be more in the coming weeks.