Results for "Trombone"

John Knight

Born: September 15, 1975

John Knight John is a native of Missoula, Montana, he works as a freelance trombonist and composer both in Paris and New York. His professional experience includes a broad range of styles, from Big Bands, Ska-Jazz, and Afro-Cuban music (Cuban, Puerto Rican Salsa, African Jazz), Contemporary music and Classical Music. As a composer and co-author, John has, and continues to write for creative and original musical projects at home and abroad.

Ramon Fossati

Born: September 14, 1965

Born in Barcelona and based in Paris, Ramon Fossati is a trombonist, composer and arranger.
Fossati begins his career as a guitarist, debuting in Barcelona in 1986. In 1989 he moves to Paris, where he founds and directs, together with vibraphonist Oriol Bordas, the Paris-Barcelona Swing Connection, a nonet that impacts Europe with 4 albums and more than 500 concerts between 1990 and 1995.

After this intense period as a guitarist, composer and producer, his career was marked by a turning point. Fossati discovers in the trombone the instrument that fully meets his expressive needs. Its versatility, lyricism and its wide timbre possibilities absolutely attracts him and he decides to devote himself to the trombone.

Melissa Jean

Born: January

Emerging jazz trombonist Melissa Jean has been described by Curtis Fuller as technically creative and emotionally powerful. Her improvisation is inspiring and motivating for the listener, and she draws you in with a raw expression that directly relates to life experience. Melissa has had the honor of performing with many legendary jazz musicians including Benny Golson, Alice Coltrane, Roy Haynes, Charlie Haden, Ravi Coltrane, Terence Blanchard, Carl Allen, Wes Anderson, Steve Turre, Dave Liebman, Gerald Wilson, and Patti Austin. She has made several appearances at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC as part of Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead Program in 2009 and 2006, led by Dr

Rico Rodriguez

Born: October 17, 1934

One of the most prolific session players of Jamaica's pre- ska era, trombonist Rico Rodriguez recorded both as a solo artist and as an honorary member of The Specials. He is a highly regarded musician both in England and his homeland of Jamaica. Born Emmanuel Rodriguez on October 17, 1934, in Kingston, his musical pursuits began while attending Kingston's Alpha Boys School, an institution for wayward boys, where he studied trombone under the legendary Don Drummond. From 1954 to 1957 Rico continued his musical education at Stoney Hill Music School. During these years his musical influences were the two jazz trombonists J.J

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Joe Beaty

Born: July 9, 1982

Joe is a jazz trombonist from Beaumont Texas. A broken home, addicted parents and health problems were no obstacle for Joe and his twin brother to overcome. From an early age the Texas Twins' musical talents landed them full scholarships to study jazz music at the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan. Continuing their scholarship funded musical education at New School University after which they were among the youngest ever faculty members at NYU where they received their Masters degree. 2008 marked their first CD release The Beaty Brothers Band. While respecting their roots and education in American jazz music and improvisation, this album displays their ability to take their life experiences to create an intense and sincere sound that reflects the complex beauty that is accompanied by pain, frustration and adversity.

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