Home » Jazz Articles » Malcolm Jiyane Tree-O
Jazz Articles about Malcolm Jiyane Tree-O
About Malcolm Jiyane Tree-O
Instrument: Trombone
Related Articles | Concerts | Albums | Photos | Similar ToMalcolm Jiyane Tree-O: True Story
by Chris May
One of the minor but intriguing mysteries of modern culture is why the trombone is commonplace in African American music yet only rarely heard in Africa itself. Since its earliest days, jazz in the US has featured the trombone, as did ska in Jamaica. In analog-age samba and bossa nova in Brazil, the instrument was practically de rigueur. There are other examples. But trombones are only occasionally heard in African music, even with bandleaders who featured large horn sections. Ghana's ...
read more