Purpose: By the end of the speech I hope you all will understand the joys and pains of playing jazz on the trumpet. Introduction: (turn off lights) Imagine its night time in New York City. You head over to the village vanguard to see the hottest players in jazz, out do each other on stage. You enter the club it seats about fifty but there’s more like 80 all wanting the same thing, to hear …showed first 75 words of 683 total…

…showed last 75 words of 683 total…something that you may classify as simple takes a lot of work to produce. According to John Birks Gillespie also known as Dizzy Gillespie a world renowned and historical jazz trumpeter, the trumpet is the most difficult instrument to play. (explanation of comparison to wood winds). I would like to leave you all now on a high note by Ella Fitzgerald “It don’t mean a thing if it aint got that swing” thank you.