Jazz Articles about Eddie Bert

Eddie Bert

by Elliott Simon
October 2, 2004

Beginning with swing and then flowing into bop, Broadway and beyond, trombonist Eddie Bert has lent his perfect sense of timing, touch, and tone to sessions led by the best. An integral part of influential recordings and landmark concerts for more than six decades, Bert remains a busy player and at the age of 82 is a headliner at this month's gala, “Remembering Jazz at the Brooklyn Paramount". As a youngster, Bert's early fascination with jazz led ...