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Vail Jazz Workshop alumnus Curtis Taylor answers the trumpet's call


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Curtis Taylor performs in a previous Vail Jazz Alumni Quintet featuring Greg Ward, Adam Arruda, Raviv Markovitz, and James Francies.
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When you think of some of history’s greatest jazz trumpeters Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Wynton Marsalis you might wonder: Was their ascension to greatness destined to be? Would jazz sound different today if these trailblazers had never picked up a trumpet in the first place?
For Vail Jazz Workshop alumnus Curtis Taylor, fate seems to have played at least a supporting role in his development as one of his generation’s leading jazz trumpeters. Taylor was the trumpet chair on acclaimed vocalist Gregory Porter’s Grammy-winning album “Liquid Spirit” in 2014 and more recently joined in recording the soundtrack to a documentary about Porter, “Don’t Forget Your Music.” Taylor has also performed, recorded and toured worldwide with the bands of saxophonist James ....

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Hit the ice: Skating options expand for Summit County visitors during pandemic


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Summit County is without question a ski and snowboard destination, but your skills on the snow could translate to the ice, and trying your hand at ice skating could improve your carving out on the hill.
“The edging is similar,” said Tara Lane, a skating instructor for the town of Breckenridge. “You have your inside edge, your bottom of your blade, which is flat, and then the outside edge. Your weight transfer and the rolling edge to edge is the same, but the difference is the bottom of a skate is much skinnier, so you move from edge to edge faster. If you’re pretty proficient on skates, you will be able to understand edge transfer, weight transfer and how to turn on the mountain better than someone who doesn’t know how to skate and vice versa from skiing to skating.” ....

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