I think one of the reasons we are seeing more young lions is that we have a lot more great teachers and places to learn and study the trumpet. I believe ( and I am probably wrong ) lot of the old guys were just loaded with natural talent and were hitting the road playing great as teens. Now they are studying and working into their 20's before hitting the paying jobs. Just some rambling from an old guy who is lucky to find his way home at night. old geezer Dave
p.s. the older generation didn't have tv's to distract them so they spent more time practicing.