You often hear musicians talk about how seeing The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show flipped a switch and set their musical lives in motion. For Kim Pensyl , the moment came a little differently. He saw Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass on television , performing songs like “The Lonely Bull,” “Spanish Flea,” and “Mexican Shuffle” in a bullring. It was colorful, theatrical, and evocative—and it inspired him. Pensyl was hooked, specifically on the trumpet, and maybe on the idea
