Results for "Trombone"

Pedro Colon

Ben Patterson

Ben Patterson is one of the most easily recognizable trombonists and big band arrangers today. His fiery approach to the trombone, whether from the lead chair or solo mic, has excited listeners around the world for more than two decades. From his early years in his hometown of Sapulpa, OK, Ben was drawn to sounds of all kinds. He had a drive to compose tunes by the age of eight. When he started trombone in 6th grade, he found his voice. Sapulpa’s excellent directors pushed him to improve and exposed him to great music. Ben continued his education at the University of North Texas, where he continued to develop his playing chops

Alex Ketchum

Born: June 25, 1986

He is a young trombonist.

Tom Smith

Born: May 10, 1957

Tom Smith is a five time Senior Fulbright Professor of Music at the Romanian National University of Music, Lecturer of Social and Political Affairs in the School of American Studies at the University of Bucharest, Tibiscus University in Timisoara, and an active member of the Fulbright Professional Specialist Program, having taught and performed extensively at the University of KwaZulu-Natal Jazz Center, in Durban, South Africa. For seven years he was Director of Instrumental Music at Pfeiffer University, near Charlotte, North Carolina. Once called part trombonist, part music missionary by Downbeat Magazine , Smith was introduced to fine arts at an early age by his father, a noted trombonist and painter

Ryan Keberle

Born: June 16, 1980

Hailed in the Downbeat International Critics Poll as #1 Rising Star trombonist, a player “of vision and composure” according to The New York Times, Ryan Keberle has developed a one-of-a-kind voice both on his instrument and as a bandleader, earning distinction among jazz’s most adventurous new voices.

Keberle’s outlets include the celebrated piano-less group Catharsis; the Big Band Living Legacy Project, carrying on the rich musical language of big band jazz (’30s through ’70s), featuring top veteran players in the idiom; and Reverso — Suite Ravel, a chamber-jazz collaboration with French pianist Frank Woeste featuring cellist Vincent Courtois and drummer Jeff Ballard.

Steve Swell

Born: December 6, 1954

Born in Newark, NJ, Steve Swell has been an active member of the NYC music community since 1975. He has toured and recorded with many artists from mainstreamers such as Lionel Hampton and Buddy Rich to so called outsiders as Anthony Braxton, Bill Dixon, Cecil Taylor and William Parker. He has over 30 CDs as a leader or co-leader and is a featured artists on more than 100 other releases. He runs workshops around the world and is a teaching artist in the NYC public school system focusing on special needs children.

Steve was nominated for Trombonist of the Year 2008, 2011 & 2022 by the Jazz Journalists Association, was selected Trombonist of the Year 2008-2010, 2012, 2014-2021 & 2023 by the magazine El Intruso of Argentina and received the 2008 Jubilation Foundation Fellowship Award of the Tides Foundation. The Downbeat Critics Poll selected him for the Trombone category in 2010-2018 & 2020-2023.

Scott Whitfield

Born: March 10, 1963

Scott Whitfield (trombonist, composer, arranger, and vocalist) is internationally recognized for his work with many contemporary big bands, including the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra and the new edition of Johnny Griffin’s Big Soul Band, as well as his own Scott Whitfield Jazz Orchestras (East and West). Whitfield’s discography includes 7 recordings as leader and more than 50 recordings with other artists. In addition to his own recordings, his compositions and arrangements have been performed and recorded by such artists as Diva, Maurice Hines, The Pied Pipers, Bill Allred’s Classic Jazz Band, and Pete Petersen’s 23-strong Collection Jazz Orchestra. A clinician and guest artist for Bach Stradivarius trombones, Whitfield has appeared throughout the world, from Australia to Zurich, sharing his expertise on trombone technique, improvisation, composition, arranging, and jazz history

Sarah Morrow

Discovered by Ray Charles, trombonist Sarah Morrow is the first female instrumentalist to become a member of his orchestra. She toured with the legend from November 1995 through May 1997 and left the group to tour and perform with Foley (lead bassist for Miles Davis) and later with Dee Dee Bridgewater, David Murray, the Duke Ellington Orchestra, organist Rhoda Scott, funk legend Pee Wee Ellis, the American All-Stars in Paris, and the Tribute to Mingus band featuring Mingus alumni Ted Curson and Ricky Ford. With the release of her first album "Greenlight" in 1999, Sarah launched her solo career and has gone on to win critical acclaim as a prominent soloist, bandleader, and composer /arranger

Ron Nethercutt

Born: October 5, 1936

Produced Bill Evans "Homecoming" for Fantasy. Frequent freelance trombonist in New Orleans SONO Performer at European jazz fests, 1989 - 2000 Now living in the Philippines Professor of Music at University of the Philippines Media Consultant (Radio and TV) for Angeles University Lecturer in New Orleans for Bill Evans Jazz Festival March 2004 Performer for Hanoi, VN Jazz Festival April 2004 Jazz Camp Professor Taiwan August 2004, 2005 Performer for Jazz Festival in Azerbijan September 2004 Taught for Vancouver Island jazz camp 2007 Lecturer on Bill Evans for Louisiana FANFARE 2008

Ron L'Herault

Born: May 19, 1947