Results for "Trombone"

Jeff Bradshaw

Jeff Bradshaw’s story began at a dusty floored church in North Philly, where brass bands are the main attraction. He was born and raised in church and that is where he had his first musical experience. The first instrument he began playing was the snare drum. Following that Mr. Bradshaw began playing the baritone horn and sousaphone. He recalls one very powerful day in high school when everyone was asked to stand in front of the instrument they would like to play. Of course, there was a crowd surrounding the drums, guitars, saxophones, trumpets, percussion, and woodwinds, but not one person was standing near the stack of trombones in the corner

Steve Tirpak

Michael Vander Does

Michael Vander Does first made his mark on the Columbus, Ohio, arts scene in the late ‘70s when he started and ran the Poetry in the Park program for the City of Columbus. The program presented 30 Ohio poets every summer with many of the readings well attended. He also presented world class luminaries including Marge Piercy, Nikki Giovanni, Adrienne Rich, Amiri Baraka, and Allen Ginsberg whose reading packed the park in 1985. He received the Mayor’s Medal for this volunteer work. In 1985, he married Kate Schulte, a civil rights attorney. Their shared commitment to social justice inspires much of his poetry

Michael Wilkinson

Michael Wilkinson is a member of the combo The Jazz Professors, whose album "Do That Again" was a JazzWeek top-ten charter through most of the first quarter of 2013. In Orlando, he has performed with the Orlando Jazz Orchestra and the Brass Band of Central Florida (on baritone), as well as The Jazz Professors. In Arizona, he has played in salsa, jazz and orchestral bands, including I-10 Trombone Conspiracy, as well as in numerous pits for road companies of touring Broadway Musicals like "The Full Monty." Michael plays tenor, bass, alto trombone, and euphonium and has studied with Tom Ervin, Gail Wilson, Ralph Sauer and Sam Pilafian.

Chris T. Amemiya

Born: December 21

Reginald Cyntje Music

Born: January 27, 1976

REGINALD CYNTJE (born in Roseau, Dominica and raised on St. Thomas, USVI) is a trombonist, educator, producer, and composer. He has created and performed an eclectic range of music. When you listen to Cyntje perform, you hear a passion for life and love in his sound. Growing up in the US Virgin Islands (USVI), he was steeped in the rich cultural music known as Quelbe (the official music of the USVI). Quelbe was Reginald’s introduction to improvised music. With cultural heritage at the forefront and social justice as the message, he has “a deep-seated knowledge of Caribbean music and culture which has settled into his jazz trombone playing” (NPR Music). To date, Cyntje has recorded six albums as a leader

Nick Lee

Born: May 4, 1997

Dan Lehner

Born: April 21, 1989

Dan Lehner is a freelance trombonist, composer and educator in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. Born in Hamilton, New Jersey, Lehner briefly attended University of the Arts in Philadelphia before finishing his undergraduate degree in Jazz Studies at William Paterson University, studying under New York trombonists John Mosca and Tim Newman, as well as studying composition with Elliot Carter scholar John Link. At WPUNJ, he created and led custom-made small ensembles focusing on modern jazz repertory, as well as performed with musicians like Scott Robinson and former Yankee turned guitarist Bernie Williams with the William Paterson Jazz Orchestra

Joe Escobar

Born: May 19, 1954

Joe Escobar has become known for his excellent trombone work, smooth voice and swinging renditions of the old Sinatra style classics. While many male vocalists in this genre try to impersonate the likes of Frank Sinatra and Bobby Darin, Joe just sings the tunes his own way with just the right touch of those classic singers.

Dan Marcus