Results for "Trombone"

Per Gade

Born: 1944

Per Gade was born in Denmark (1944) and raised in Copenhagen by an artistic family whose descent can be traced to the composer bearing the same surname. He became the first trombone professor in Denmark! Per Gade was interested in music and the other fine Arts in an early age. During his study at The Royal Academy of Music, his teacher Palmer Traulsen (soloist in the Royal Opera & Ballet) discovered his unique talent on trombone as well as teaching of all the brass instruments from trumpet to tuba, and on the highest possible level. Already then Per Gade gradually proved to be able to solve almost any embouchure problems for other bras players and to organize the fastest possible development for his own students on brass instruments

Dave Glenn

Born: August 10, 1951

Dave Glenn, Director of Jazz Studies and professor of low brass at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, received a Bachelor of Music in trombone performance from North Texas State University and a Master of Music in composition from the University of Northern Colorado. Dave Glenn spent 11 years as a professional trombonist in New York City. While there, he played for ten years with the Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band and toured extensively with Bill Watrous’ Manhattan Wildlife Refuge, Diana Ross and Lou Rawls. Dave also subbed on tours with Chuck Mangione, Blood, Sweat and Tears and the Mel Lewis Orchestra

Michele Benvenuti

Born: March 8, 1978

Curriculum musicale di Michele Benvenuti Studi Dall'età di 12 anni studia privatamente il violino. Dal 1994 suona il trombone. Dal 94 al 98 segue il corso di trombone presso la "civica scuola di musica classica" di Milano, senza conseguire il diploma, (la classe viene sciolta per mancanza di studenti.) Dal 2000 al 2003 studia privatamente jazz sotto la guida del maestro Beppe Caruso. Studia armonia funzionale con il maestro Filippo Daccò. Dal 2004 al 2007 frequenta i “civici corsi di jazz” studiando con il maestro Roberto Rossi e suonando con la Civica Jazz Band diretta da Enrico Intra, e nella workshop Big band diretta da Fabio Jeger. Nell’estate del 2007 frequenta il seminario estivo “Siena jazz”, dove suona nella big band diretta dal maestro Gazzani e nel gruppo guidato da maestro Bruno Tommaso. Curriclum artistico Dal ’96 al ’99 suona nella band milanese “Radiation Skank”

Scott Reeves

Born: October 10, 1950

Scott Reeves is a trombonist (specializing in the Eb alto flugelhorn and Eb alto valve trombone), as well as a composer and educator. He has performed at venues such as Birdland, the Village Vanguard, Smoke, the Iridium, Small’s, Dizzy’s, the 55 Bar, and the Knitting Factory with groups such as the Dave Liebman Big Band, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, and the Chico O’Farrill Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra. He has also performed in small group settings with Steve Wilson, Rich Perry, Kenny Werner, James Williams, Ron Carter, John Patitucci, Adam Cruz and Carl Allen. Scott has also performed as a guest artist at leading jazz clubs in Rome, Lisbon, Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto. Scott performs on four CD’s with the Dave Liebman Big Band and has also recorded with the Anthony Braxton Orchestra and Bill Mobley's Smoke Big Band

Andy Hunter

Born: July 30

“Hunter coaxes multiple instruments out of his trombone—the purity of a trumpet… the intrinsic longing of a French horn… and even the blatt of a tuba. But that’s all gravy next to Hunter’s overall solo construction, which should win prizes for architecture.” —All About Jazz, 2009

Andy Hunter has a strong and unique musical voice, whether expressed through his instrument or his writing and arranging. Born in Northern Michigan and musically raised on the music scenes of Cleveland, Shanghai and New York City, Hunter now resides primarily in Cologne, Germany where he performs regularly with the WDR Big Band featuring many of the top artists in jazz today

76 Degrees West Band

Official Biography courtesy of 76 Degrees West Band That's the longitude for the East Coast in the Western Hemisphere-precisely, Washington, D.C. The backup band has played behind numerous national acts such as Sax Man Jimmy Sommers, Grammy Award-Winner Gordon Chambers, Eric Darius, Allyson Williams, and Angela Johnson. The Jazz/Funk band has been lighting up stages across the U.S. since 2001. This band is swiftly evolving into one of the most memorable sounding bands hitting the industry. Now they are set to release their own CD in January 2009. The Band members include: Leon Rawlings-Band Director, Bassist/Trombonist; Eddie Baccus, Jr.-Saxophonist; Duane Thomas-Drums; Theljon Allen-Trumpet; Vince Evans-Keyboards; Sean Chase-Drums; Alfredo Mojica-Percussions; Stanley Cooper-Guitarist; Gerry Gillespie-Keyboards. The band has performed at various festivals and clubs around the country with other artists including: 2 Time Grammy Nominee Ledisi, Maysa, Grammy Nominee Victor Duplaix, Lynne Fiddmont, Marcus Johnson, Rahsaan Patterson, Ollie Woodson (of The Temptations), Rick Braun, Michael Langton, and many others. 76 Degrees West Band has just released a remake of the Average White Band's "School Boy Crush." The single is available on CD Baby, ilike, emusic, Amazon, Rhapsody, Itunes, and Face Book

Joe Gil

Born: June 8, 1958

Joe Gil is a native of Brooklyn, New York. He started playing the trombone in sixth grade. Many people have asked me why I chose the trombone. " The main reason was that when I was in grade school they needed people for the band. I knew if I took band I could get out of other classes for private lessons. So I thought this was a great idea. I had the choice of playing tuba, baritone or the trombone. The trombone was the smallest and easiest to carry so it was a no brainer". He formed his own bands in high school and besides doing classical and big band gigs, was also doing some studio work during this time

Don Drummond

Born: March 12, 1932

“He was a musical prophet created by the people, not one imposing himself on them in pursuit of stardom, but having it thrust upon him. Drummond observed their tribulations and aspirations then reshaped them into a blues allegory reflected through his compositions and plaintive trombone tone.” With this quote from musicologist Herbie Miller, we make an attempt to rise up the musical legacy of Jamaican trombonist Don Drummond. Don Drummond, aka Don Cosmic, was born in 1932, Kingston, Jamaica. To state anything more than that, would be a travesty. Apart from the fact that like all legends, nothing seems to known about his early days, men like Don D are just here for a short while, then gone… Don Drummond was a part-time music teacher at Alpha School, a rather strict Catholic school for boys who were nearly all from poor, underprivileged backgrounds

Thomas Hulten

Thomas Hultén is a jazz and classical trombone player, arranger and composer. Thomas is currently Acting Principal trombone with the Houston Grand Opera. He is also recording a solo-CD to be released by the Tierra Studios label by September 2009. He started playing at the age of ten in the local Salvation Army Band in his hometown of Katrineholm, Sweden. After completing his military service with the Swedish Army Band in 1984, he studied trombone performance at the Gothenburg Conservatory with Ingemar Roos as his primary teacher. After graduating he won a position with the Bohus Big Band, one of Sweden’s two professional big bands

Steven Witser

Born: August 22, 1960

STEVEN WITSER joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic as Principal Trombone in September 2007. Formerly Assistant Principal Trombone and acting Principal Trombone of The Cleveland Orchestra, Witser also served as the Orchestra's Assistant Personnel Manager. He is a member of the highly acclaimed Center City Brass Quintet.

A native of Oakland, California, Witser received his Bachelor of Music degree and Performer's Certificate from the Eastman School of Music. He was a prizewinner in the Munich International Solo Competition and won second prize in the Geneva International Competition for Musical Performers.

Steven Witser has served as Principal Trombone with the Music of the Baroque ensemble in Chicago, the Honolulu Symphony, the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra, and the Phoenix Symphony