Gary Badger's Trumpet Transcriptions

Here’s a nice little break for a brass quintet, featured in Dan Fogelberg’s composition Leader of the Band.

Mack Rice’s composition became a hit when it was covered by Wilson Pickett in 1966.

In collaboration with James Wilkas and Tori Holub, we added a horn section to Tori’s band to cover Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft.

“Hey, Gary!

It was bound to happen eventually: I’ve transcribed something that was created by AI, so that real people can play it.

Here’s a full-power brass tribute to Come On Eileen — inspired by Dexys Midnight Runners’ 80s classic and Save Ferris’s 90s ska revival.

Last year I put together a custom set of Jazz Stamps for forScore, the popular iPad app used by musicians to display sheet music.

I’ve got a pet peeve to share: Capitalising Every Word In A Song Title Is Silly!

Thank you to my friends who have reached out following news that my musical hero, Chuck Mangione, has passed away.

I recently rediscovered this fun collaboration from early 2019, recorded on the Bandhub platform back when it was still active.