A Waukee Northwest senior won the under-18 International Jazz Trombone Competition and will perform this month at the ...

Jim McFalls is a former military band colleague of mine and is also one of the finest trombonists playing and teaching jazz music today. He has literally toured the world playing jazz as a member of ...

He performed with ensembles across Canada and in England, taught jazz studies at University of Victoria and wrote music that remains part of this country’s big band canon ...

Click to enlarge. Troy ‘Trombone Shorty’ Andrews and Orleans Avenue perform in Barcelona, Spain, in September. Photo by Jordi Vidal/Redferns The New Orleans musical tradition, as storied and varied as ...

Ben Barnett, a UMass jazz trombone faculty member who has received his second Grammy Award nomination, for Best Latin Jazz Album as a member of The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra at the Bromery Center For ...

There are excellent lesson plans and then there are master classes. Glendale High School students instructed by teacher Amy Rangel are used to the first but were treated to the second on Wednesday ...

"Jazz Luck"—a phrase I pull out of the hat every so often that aptly describes those oddball and, in some cases, unfortunate events which practitioners of the art encounter in the business. It's a ...

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 ...

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With the Super Bowl coming to the SuperDome this year, the NFL is also bringing in some New Orleans flare. Since the city has such a rich music history, the league has decided to spotlight some of New ...