Results for "Trombone"

Rick Elmore

Born: January 27, 1954

Started trombone at age ten. Family Immigrated from Cincinnati to Los Angeles 1965. To New Orleans played 36 hours a week on Bourbon Street 1974-1976. To San Francisco 1976-1982. Back to New Orleans 1982-1988. Sacramento 1988-1990. San Francisco Bay Area 1990 to present.. Also tuba, euphonium and percussion. Built Professor Gizmo one man band 1974. Joined and recorded with The Cheap Suit Serenaders and The Klezmorim 1977. Worked with Don Neely's Royal Society Orch., Banu Gibson, The Dukes of Dixieland, Choro Time, Craig Ventresco and Meredith Axelrod (ragtime and blues etc.) various latin, swing, big bands,etc.

Nick Grinder

Willem De Koch

Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Willem de Koch is a trombonist, composer, and educator. He is co-founder of The Westerlies, the brass quartet whose music “occupies a lively territory between jazz, Stephen Foster-styled folk and chamber music with bracing melodies and, crucially, an undeniable sense of fun” (Chris Barton, LA Times). The Westerlies have produced two critically acclaimed albums of genre-defying chamber music: their 2014 debut, Wish the Children Would Come On Home: The Music of Wayne Horvitz, and a 2016 double-CD of primarily original compositions, The Westerlies. Sought-after collaborators, The Westerlies were recently featured on Fleet Foxes’ Crack-Up (2017), and Dave Douglas’s Little Giant Still Life (2017); they spent much of the past season touring with Fleet Foxes in support of their new release, including performances at Coachella, Red Rocks Ampitheatre, and Hollywood Bowl

Phil Allen

Arranger/Composer/Valve Trombonist Phil Allen is originally from Indianapolis, Indiana. His musical studies started with piano at 7 then trumpet at 10. His trumpet teacher (and later, arranging teacher) was Jim Edison, one of the very best lead trumpeters in the Midwest as well as a fine arranger and band leader. After a brief time at Hanover College, Indiana University and Indiana Central College (now University of Indianapolis; it was here that valve trombone became his primary instrument) majoring in music education, Phil left school and studied piano and theory with Steve Allee, composition and arranging with Alan Foust and Jazz Improvisation with Alan Kiger.In the 70's and 80's Phil played with and wrote for the Von Ohlen/Allee Big Band

Marcus Lewis

Born: May 5, 1978

Marcus Lewis is a musician creating Jazz/Improvised music in the now with integrity and passion that resonates with the human experience. His melodies are lyrical, expressive and will have you singing after hearing them. Described as soulful, fiery and intuitive, Marcus focuses on the musical journey and conversational aspects of the jazz/improvised music genre. Marcus is currently celebrating the April release of "Facing East" which features a world class line-up including Logan Richardson on Alto Sax, Adam Larson on Tenor Sax, Pablo Masis on Trumpet, Andrea Kester on Vocals, Sam Harris on Piano, Aidan Carroll on Bass, and Tommy Crane on Drums

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Stafford Hunter

Born: March 28, 1969

5x-Grammy nominated trombonist & sea shells player (and sometimes vocalist) is a Philadelphia native (born in Atlantic City, NJ). He became a professional musician at the age of 16. And, was an award winner of the "Al Grey Award for Musical Excellence"; acknowledging Stafford as "the Most Promising Jazz Trombone Talent". Graduate of the New School Jazz & Contemporary Music Program (NYC). Of which, he was the first trombonist to graduate from the New School Jazz Program. 30 years working musician on the NYC jazz scene.

Beside music, Stafford appeared as a model in the December 1992 issue of L'Uomo Vogue (the Italian Vogue magazine for men). This issue also featured jazz greats like Milt Hinton, Clark Terry, Louie Bellson, etc... And, he appeared in a documentary film on the late-great pianist; Dorothy Donegan. Also, he was an actor in a movie entitled "the Day the Ponies Come Back" which was released March of 2001 in France. And, he appeared in a diet Coke television commercial which featured the great Elton John.

Erik Johannessen

Born: July 22, 1975

Erik Johannessen was born July 22th 1975 in Oslo, Norway. Grew up on Lambertseter in the suburbs. Started playing trombone at eight and piano at ten, and decided early to be a musician. Started playing jazz at sixteen, and played in his early twenties in bands like [Soundslashnoise] and The Beauties & The Beast with norwegian pop star Bertine Zetlitz. Soon he joined the Norwegian/Polish collaboration Loud Jazz Band and toured Poland many times, and has to date released five CDs. Studied music at high school at Foss (1991-1994), and studied at University of Oslo with a degree in music (1995- 1996) and literature (1996-1997), went on to study jazz at the conservatory of Trondheim (2001-2005), with trombone teacher Helge Førde and other teachers like John Pål Inderberg, Erling Aksdal and m.m. Started there playing in bands like Big Spirit People, Happy House, and Magic Pocket. Joined Trondheim Jazz Orchestra for a number of projects with soloists and composers like Eirik Hegdal, Maria Kannegård, Joshua Redman, Terje Rypdal, Bednik Hofseth, Jon Balke, Kobert m.m. He got the JazZtipendiat award (2009) with the brass quartet Magic Pocket and composed music and played at Molde International Jazz Festival 2010 with Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, which resulted in the CD Kinetic Music(2011). Magic Pocket has also released the CD Katabatic Wind (2011). Moved back to Oslo starts playing in Jaga Jazzist in 2005 (still going) touring Europe a number of times

Aidan Chamberlain

Born: September 10, 1972

Aidan has performed with many British orchestras. In London he has worked with the London Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, Philharmonia and BBC Symphony Orchestra. He regularly appeared with the BBC Concert Ochestra which broadcasts the popular Friday Night is Music Night programme on BBC Radio 2. Outside of London he has performed with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestras. Aboad, Aidan has worked with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra in New York and the Dusseldorf Symphoniker. In the Opera theatre Aidan worked regularly with the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden in such productions as Parsifal and Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk