Hubbard also admired another native Cleveland trumpeter, Benny Bailey. I lost the button and Benny held his finger over the hole and blew like it was never missing. You gotta have a lot of wind to do that even though you put your finger on the thing. Hubbard also said he appreciated the Cleveland jazz audiences he has played for over the years and says they are generally more conservative than jazz audiences on the east and west coasts. They re true listeners.
Some people just go with whatever is hot and is commercial and they tend to go with the trend.
These people here in Cleveland, like what they like. But for trumpeter Hubbard, who toured almost continually for more than 25 years and played with the best jazz performers around the world, his strongest memory of Cleveland is its people. When you come to Cleveland, the people want to accept you into their homes and get to know you as a person. The people are nice people and they want to treat you to a nice meal and treat you like people. I think that s needed more today.