X-19 – Edwards Instrument Co.

Paul Tynan’s quARTet Available March 15

I met Paul Tynan in Denton, Texas over 20 years ago. He wrote great bass trombone parts for our college lab band, so I immediately liked him. I was thrilled when he became an Edwards artist and happier still when he invited me to be part of the Bicoastal Collective: Chapter Five project a few...

Brian O’Kane

Brian O’Kane was recently appointed Head of Brass Studies at Canada’s prestigious Humber School of Creative and Performing Arts and has performed and recorded with some of the country’s finest groups including both the Rob McConnell Tentet and The Boss Brass, John MacLeod’s Rex Hotel Jazz Orchestra, the Kirk MacDonald Jazz Orchestra, the Bernie Senensky...

Ken Edwards

Ken Edwards, trumpet and flugelhorn player, is an active freelance musician clinician and educator in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and is currently Associate Director of Jazz Studies at The University of Texas at Arlington. Ken was a featured soloist while on tour with the legendary jazz trumpeter, Maynard Ferguson, and played on Ferguson’s final studio...

Edwards Pistons: 80 Years and Still the Best

We can all agree on one thing as trumpet players: our valves need to work. Edwards valves perform beyond expectations. If not, we will replace them for free. No questions asked. Why would we make such a statement? It’s simple. We believe we have the best trumpet valves on the market. And we have the tests to...

Paul Tynan

Paul is presently a Full Professor of Music at St. Francis Xavier University where he teaches jazz trumpet, jazz history, and arranging. He also co-leads the “Bicoastal Collective”, with Grammy-winning saxophonist Aaron Lington. The ensemble is dedicated to performing new jazz composition across North America. Paul has released ten recordings as a leader/co-leader on the...

X-19 Flugelhorn

The Edwards X-19 Flugelhorn was designed with Paul Tynan, a longtime friend of Edwards as a replacement for his old Couesnon. That instrument was leaky as a sieve but had the sound and feel Paul wanted. The X-19 features a small bore design, minimalist bracing, and an intimate grip, all three of which allow you...