Watching jazz trombonist Michael Dease improvise solos in front of a wailing big band is like watching a high-flying trapeze artist. He soars to great heights, takes huge risks, depends on the team ...

You will receive many opportunities to perform with a variety of ensembles large and small. In addition to regular CU big band and combo concerts on campus, students often perform in other venues in ...

He was a fixture on the New York jazz scene since shortly after his arrival in 1957. He also made his mark as a composer. By Giovanni Russonello Curtis Fuller, a trombonist and composer whose ...

When he’s not out on tour, which is rare, Trombone Shorty likes to cruise around his hometown of New Orleans. “Me and my cousin usually drive around the city for hours listening to old music with no ...

Wolter Wierbos is considered one of the world’s leading trombone players. He has played throughout Europe, Canada, USA and Asia. Wierbos has many awards to his name, including the Podiumprijs for Jazz ...

Jazz trombone great Wycliffe Gordon was a music student at Florida A&M University and member of the Marching 100 in 1987 when his life changed one day. New Orleans music legend Wynton Marsalis, who ...

Jazz Fest 2024's final weekend started with a day dominated by the Rolling Stones, and closed a little closer to home, with some New Orleans giants celebrating local music. There was still some ...

For his third Verve album, Troy Andrews, a/k/a Trombone Shorty, and his band Orleans Avenue go back to school—more precisely, back to the slippery yet organic "old school" sound of R&B, soul and funk, ...