Trumpeter Walter Blanton and trombonist Jim Pugh

Trumpeter Walter Blanton is steeped in the Las Vegas music scene, and he has performed with the likes of James Brown, Nancy Wilson, The Temptations, Elvis Presley, Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra. Blanton will be in residence at the University of Illinois for a week beginning Monday, and he'll be my guest with trombonist Jim Pugh on Monday's "Live and Local.