Saul Caston

American trumpet player and orchestra conductor (1901-1970).

Saul Caston was born Solomon Gusikoff Cohen on August 22, 1901 in New York City, N. Y. By age 11, Caston was a student of the famous trumpet teacher Max Schlossberg (1873-1936) of the Russian (or Russian Jewish) school of trumpet playing. Saul Caston also studied conducting with Denver Symphony Orchestra for 19 seasons (1945-1964). Saul Caston died in Winston Salem, N. C. on July 28, 1970.