Wayne Tucker is a trumpeter and an adjunct professor at SUNY Purchase, based in New York City.

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(00:00) SUNY Purchase → Moving to NYC

(02:46) Choosing Jazz Trumpet as the Path

(05:29) Early Instruments & Ninth-Grade Pivot

(08:11) Competitiveness Sparks Daily Practice

(10:57) Family Influences & First Jazz Inspirations

(13:40) Trumpet Physicality, Breath, and Power

(16:22) Falling in Love with the Horn

(19:05) First Paid Gigs & Syracuse Pep Band

(24:28) College Lessons & Embouchure Rebuild

(27:17) Finding Community & Career Models at Purchase

(30:01) “Carry Your ...