Jazz Musician Plays Three Trumpets - At Once

(Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images

Gunhild Carling is a Swedish jazz musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer and all-round one-woman band. And here’s what took her to international fame.

On stage one night, Carling reached for a second trumpet while already playing one. Then she reached for a third!

Balancing one trumpet on her arm and holding the other two, Gunhild juggles breath control, intonation and showmanship to pull off an eye-wateringly impressive performance accompanied by the Carling Family jazz band.

The video below was filmed in Finland back in 2009. It’s been watched by over 725,000 viewers, with one person commenting: “With this lungpower she could easily blow a dart on the moon! Great performance!”

Carling is not only a master of the trumpet; she also plays the trombone, bagpipes, recorder, banjo,ukelele and harp. Quite the musician!

Carling is touring Europe throughout August and September,then comes to the US in November for 12 performances this year and three shows in 2022.

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Jazz Musician Plays Three Trumpets – At Once

Gunhild Carling is a Swedish jazz musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer and all-round one-woman band. And here’s what took her to international fame. On stage one night, Carling reached for a second…

Carla Rea