Posts tagged Trombone

NEW YORK, N.Y. – The year 2024 marks something special for many jazz musicians and trombonists alike: the centennial of JJ Johnson, one of the genre’s profound luminaries and all-time most influential trombonists. In honor of this magnanimous moment in jazz history, trombonist, composer, educator, and Outside in Music label …

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. – Brian Scarborough is a standout trombonist who has made a mark for himself both as a performer and composer. With music described as “…simultaneously stimulating and accessible, refreshingly modern and rooted in tradition,” (Chicago Jazz Magazine), Scarborough continues his trend of blending tradition with innovation …

Available Digitally, on CD, and Blu-ray, ‘Live at the High Noon’ Is the Group’s First Live Album   75-Minute Concert Includes Exuberant Rendition of “Jupiter” by Earth Wind & Fire   Group Includes Oscar-Winning Arranger & Jazz Pianist Tim Whalen Madison, WI: As a group of University of Wisconsin-Madison music students who …

Trombonist Ron Westray releases an all original funky jazz CD titled, “MAGiSTERiA“.  Produced, composed and performed from this Wynton Marsalis alumni. Featuring Matt Rait (guitar), Ross Macintyre (bass), Anthony Michelli (drums) and Richard Whitman (fender rhodes). Stream now on Spotify Stream now on Rdio Listen on SoundCloud Buy on iTunes Get …

Often, it seems that jazz musicians proceed through a path of initial musical discovery, exposure to jazz, growth of their jazz careers, and then a final synthesis of everything they experienced along the way. For example, Monty Alexander lately has concentrated on the reggae music heard in his youth in …