Vaughn Nark began playing the trumpet at the tender age of six. His father, Leon, also a trumpeter, was his first teacher. Soon after graduating from high school, Vaughn auditioned and was accepted by the United States Air Force Band in Washington, D.C., where he became a member of its premiere jazz ensemble, the Airmen of Note. He occupied either the lead or jazz trumpet chair for nearly 20 years. Vaughn now leads a quintet in the Washington, D.C. area
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"I've been performing on the same Yamaha trumpet for the past 15 years. Quite simply, it's the most responsive and durable trumpet I've ever played. As I have performed countless clinics, I know first hand that Yamaha's commitment to music education is genuine & unquestionable."