Added several jazz clips to the 20th Century Trombone History Timeline. Below are a few, along with their related timeline entries, to whet your appetite. 1917—New Orleans, Louisiana: Trombonist Eddy Edwards, performing as a member of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, participates in the first commercial recordings of what is advertised as jazz. Edwards is [...]
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Jazz Trombone History Clips
Filed Under: Trombone History, Updates, Videos Tagged With: Caravan, Dixieland trombone, Duke Ellington, Eddy Edwards, Hot Five, J.J. Johnson, Jack Teagarden, jazz trombone, Juan Tizol, Kai Winding, Kid Ory, Louis Armstrong, Original Dixieland Jazz Band, Tricky Sam Nanton
Recommended Jazz Trombonists
Recommended Jazz Trombonists Jazz is a quintessentially aural art form, and listening to recordings is among the most important things you can do to really understand the style(s). I frequently get requests from students for recommended jazz trombonists. Here is my non-comprehensive, admittedly-biased list: J.J. Johnson Bill Watrous (especially ballads) Conrad Herwig Ray Anderson Andy [...]
Filed Under: Jazz, Videos Tagged With: Al Grey, Andy Martin, Bill Watrous, Bob Brookmeyer, Carl Fontana, Conrad Herwig, Curtis Fuller, Frank Rosolino, J.J. Johnson, Kid Ory, Ray Anderson, Slide Hampton, Steve Turré, Urbie Green, Wycliff Gordon