The first time Herb Alpert picked up the trumpet, it barely made a sound. But it was that trumpet that soon started doing the talking for the shy 8-year-old boy from the Eastside of Los Angeles. “I ...
At a warehouse in an industrial corridor of downtown Los Angeles, a handful of technicians are hunched over their brightly lit workstations, tinkering with saxophones, violins, and pianos. This ...
At 90 years old, Herb Alpert is still going strong. “My sister is 98 years old,” he said to the applause of the sold-out crowd at the Byham Theater in Downtown Pittsburgh at Monday night’s show. “She ...
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with a legend of jazz, Herb Alpert, who has just released his 50th album. It is called "50." Herb Alpert has a new album that brings together lessons he says he's learned from ...
Herb Alpert seems to be everywhere. The six-time Grammy-winning trumpeter is recording, performing live and showing his artwork in a Palm Springs gallery. In addition, he owns a jazz club in Bel Air.
Herb Alpert has a new album that brings together lessons he says he's learned from playing the trumpet for over 80 years, specifically those times in which he says, a-ha. HERB ALPERT: I had problems ...