PITTSFIELD — Cacophony ruled in the library of Pittsfield High School on Tuesday evening. Six drummers, rotating on three drum sets trading fours, while an equal number of keyboardists practiced ...

This post is part one of a series. Recently, I have had an increase in the number of students, teachers, and professional brass students who have written to ask me about a hesitation in commencing to ...

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Trombonist Albert Mangelsdorff pioneered the art of jazz polyphonics, introducing to the avant-garde the symphonic tradition of playing multiple notes simultaneously. Born in Frankfurt, Germany, on ...

Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews has collaborated with everyone from U2 to Prince to the Foo Fighters. After closing out the main stage on the final day of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, he ...

Witchcraft has always played a large role in my life. While many kids were learning badminton or taking trombone lessons, I was reading up on spellcraft and ways to plant my herb garden. I grew up in ...

Mariel was born in 1988 in the California bay area, a humble home of musicians, artists, organic weed growers and LGBT rights activists. Some of Mariel's first memories were immersed in music. One 4th ...

With so many jazz and funk bands taking Syracuse by storm, we wanted to shine the spotlight on the horn section for a hot second. Though they're loud, they're sometimes forgotten behind guitarists and ...

TRENTON — Kool and the Gang trombonist Clifford Adams passed away Monday morning after a battle with liver cancer, a friend close to the family said. Adams, a Trenton native, had been suffering with ...

who has died aged 86, was a bass trombonist credited with bringing his hitherto neglected instrument to the forefront of the LA studio scene; his rich, melodic sound could be heard on more than 6, 000 ...

The actor Wendell Pierce is well-known to fans of the HBO program Treme as Antoine Batiste, the salty trombonist and occasional crooner. This season saw him expand on his mercenary musicianship by ...

The New England Brass Quartet presented an entertaining and educational music program at Woodman Park Elementary School in Dover on Monday morning. Pictured here is trombonist Chip Halt teaching the ...