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Curt Miller

It was during his time at UNLV in the music department that Curt became serious about the trombone.  Curt was at UNLV studying under trombone master Bill Booth, now one of the most sought after trombonists in the LA recording scene.  The turning point was at the Orange Coast Jazz Festival where the UNLV Jazz Ensemble was competing.  The “pro” band that was playing at night was the Maynard Ferguson band, and during that concert the excitement of the band was all Curt needed to become hopelessly addicted to the instrument and genre.

Jack Bowers' Best Jazz Albums Of 2023

by Jack Bowers
December 19, 2023

2023 was another banner year for jazz of all shapes and sizes. It has been a pleasure to review so many splendid big-band albums along with wonderful enterprises by smaller groups, some of which were recording for the first time (hopefully, not the last). If this was a preview of things to come, we look forward ...

The Las Vegas Boneheads: Sixty and Still Cookin'

by Jack Bowers
April 29, 2023

There aren't many albums a listener might care to revisit again immediately after an initial spin. This is one of them. The Las Vegas Boneheads, a trombone-and-rhythm nonet formed by Abe Nole in 1962, marked their sixtieth(!) anniversary by recording Sixty and Still Cookin', an album that more than lives up to its name while presenting ...

Attack of the wind Driven Pitch Approximators

By Curt Miller

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2017
Track listing: Springsville, Airegin, Groove Merchant, Jeannine, I Loves You Porgy, Caravan, Gaea, The Healer, Crooked Smile, If I Only Had a Brain, Attack of the wind Driven Pitch Approximators, Antoine, Limehouse Blues

Attack of the wind Driven Pitch Approximators

September 13, 2017

Album: Attack of the wind Driven Pitch Approximators
By Curt Miller
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2017
Duration: 04:41