Why are there no famous female trumpet players?

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Here are the names of just a few well-known, very fine, women trumpet players:

Alison Balsom - Soloist, recording artist - primarily a classical artist.
Ingrid Jensen - Soloist, recording artist - primarily a jazz artist.
Susan Slaughter - St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Judith Saxton - Performer/Educator
Leisl Whitaker - Lead trumpet - Army Blues Jazz Band

Maynard Ferguson, Chuck Mangione, Harry James, Miles Davis, etc., are not only a different breed, but they come from a different era in time. You are more likely to find recorded music featuring women trumpet players than you are likely to be able to find prominent road musicians like the Maynard Ferguson's of the world.

While the music world continues to produce great talent... both women and men... live performance opportunities have changed tremendously. The reason for this decline is primarily because of the economics involved with the logistics of financing a road band. Why do you think that most of Maynard Ferguson's last two decades of performances were primarily held at High Schools? Sadly, Maynard may have been one of the last "Road Warriors".

I have had the pleasure of getting to know some of the women that I mentioned above, as well as countless others whom I haven't mentioned. A trumpet player is a trumpet player!


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Why are there no famous female trumpet players?
Women have certainly demonstrated that they can be just as talented musically as men. I have known women who were talented brass instrument players.

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Hi L...


Interesting question. But L, if you really think about it... actually how many famous female musicians can you think of in the first place?? Pianists? Flutists? Clarinetists? ... there are few in the field in general. I have no clue as to why except perhaps in professional orchestras, it is usually the men who win the positions. Mostly, women teach and men perform.

Who knows why!!!

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Sheryl Suzanne Crow was born in Kennett, Missouri on February 11, 1962, to parents Wendell, a trumpet player and lawyer, and Bernice Crow, a piano teacher. The third child of the family, Sheryl has three siblings: older sisters Kathy and Karen, and younger brother Steve. While studying at Kennett High School in Kennett, Missouri, Sheryl was a majorette. She was an All-State track athlete, medalling in the 75 low hurdles. She also joined the Pep Club, the National Honor Society, Future Farmers of America, Freshman Maid, Senior Maid and Paperdoll Queen. She then enrolled at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, and received a BA degree in Music Composition, Performance and Education. While in college, Sheryl sang in the local band Cashmere. She was a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta social sorority and Sigma Alpha Iota, a women's music fraternity. Later, Sheryl was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Crow graduated from the University of Missouri with a degree in Education. She was a member of the school's Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and is also a member of Sigma Alpha Iota, a women's music fraternity. After graduation, she worked as a elementary school music teacher at Garlin Kellison in Fenton, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. Teaching during the day allowed her the opportunity to sing in bands on the weekends. She was introduced to local musician and producer Jay Oliver. He had a thriving studio in the basement of his parents' home in St. Louis and helped her by using her in advertising jingles. Her first jingle was a back-to-school spot for the St. Louis department store Famous-Barr. McDonald's and Toyota commercial jingles soon followed. She was recently quoted in a 60 Minutes segment as saying she made $50,000 on her McDonald's commercial alone.[citation needed] She toured with Michael Jackson during the BAD world tour in 1987-1989 and sang with him during the performance of "I Just Can't Stop Loving You".[citation needed] In 1992, Crow recorded her first attempt at her debut album with Phil Collins' producer, Hugh Padgham. The self-titled debut album was slated to be released on September 22, 1992, but was ultimately rejected by her label. However, a handful of cassette copies of the album were leaked along with press folders to be used for album publicity. This album has been widely dispersed via file sharing networks and fan trading over the years. Sheryl then began dating Kevin Gilbert and joined him in an ad hoc group of musicians known to everyone in the group as the Tuesday night music club (hence the name of Sheryl's first album), who came together on Tuesdays to work on the album. Many of them share songwriting credits with Crow. The group existed as a casual songwriting collective prior to its association with Crow, but rapidly developed into a vehicle for her debut album after her arrival (she was at the time dating Kevin Gilbert, who actually co-wrote most of the songs for the TNMC album along with Crow, Baerwald, Ricketts, Bottrell, Schwartz and MacLeod). Her relationship with Gilbert became acrimonious soon after the album release and there were disputes about songwriting credits. Crow claimed to have written them in interviews later. Both Gilbert and Baerwald castigated Crow publicly in the fallout, although Baerwald would later soften his position. A similar tension would arise with TNMC member Bill Bottrell after her second album, over which he collaborated, at least in the early stages. Tuesday Night Music Club went on to sell some 7.6 million copies in the US and UK during the 1990s. The album also won Crow three Grammy Awards in 1995: Record of the Year, Best New Artist and Best Female Vocal Performance. Crow appeared in the "New Faces" section of Rolling Stone in 1993. The album featured many of the songs written by Crow's friends, including the second single, "Leaving Las Vegas". The album was slow to garner attention, until "All I Wanna Do" became an unexpected smash hit in the spring of 1994. As she later stated in People, she found an old poetry book in a used book store in the L.A. area and used a poem as lyrics in the song. To their credit, she and then-collaborator Bill Bottrell tracked down the author, Wyn Cooper, and he ended up being paid royalties on the song.[1] The singles "Strong Enough" and "Can't Cry Anymore" were also released, with the former charting in the Top Ten and the latter hitting the Top 40. Crow received several Grammy awards in 1994: Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "All I Wanna Do"; Record of the Year for "All I Wanna Do"; and Best New Artist. In 1996, Crow released her self titled second album, which earned her the cover of Rolling Stone. The album was darker and grittier and far more political, with songs about abortion, homelessness and nuclear war. The debut single, "If It Makes You Happy", became a radio hit, and netted her two Grammy awards for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Rock Album. Other singles included "A Change Would Do You Good", "Home" and "Everyday Is A Winding Road". Crow produced the album herself. The album was banned from sale at Wal-Mart; in "Love Is A Good Thing," Crow suggests that guns sold by Wal-Mart too easily fall into the hands of children.[2] In 1997, Crow contributed the theme song to the James Bond film, Tomorrow Never Dies. Her song Tomorrow Never Dies was nominated for a Grammy Award...Show more