Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/king-of-jazz-trumpeter-maynard-ferguson-dies Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Transcript Maynard Ferguson, the undisputed high-note king of the trumpet, well known for his theme from "Rocky," died from kidney and liver failure Wednesday at age 78. Read the Full Transcript Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. RAY SUAREZ: The musician Walter Maynard Ferguson died Wednesday in California. Ferguson was a legendary jazz trumpeter and band leader, born in Montreal, Canada, in 1928. He was also a Grammy nominee. This number is from his 1998 album, "Brass Attitude."That was Maynard Ferguson's performance of "Knee Deep in Rio." He died Wednesday at the age of 78.