Freddie Hubbard

Blazing jazz trumpeter

Freddie Hubbard was an American jazz trumpeter and composer who was active from the 1950s to the 2000s. Born in 1938 in Indianapolis, Indiana, Hubbard began playing trumpet at the age of 12 and went on to study at the Juilliard School. He was a key figure in the development of hard bop and post-bop, and his collaborations with artists such as Art Blakey, Herbie Hancock, and Wayne Shorter are widely regarded as some o...