Jerry Lewis receives the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Nevada Broadcasters Association at Red Rock Resort on Aug. 20, 2011. Photo by: Scott Harrison/Retna ...

Lest anyone think that solo trombone is modern generic innovation, know that unaccompanied music has been written for the instrument since the 1600s. However, the form has arguably reached its ...

Though the vocalizing of jazz lines and effects on wind instruments is famously attributed to saxophones, cogent arguments can be made for trombones, as well. The large traditional trombone embouchure ...

Milt Bernhart, the big band trombonist familiar for his memorable solo on Frank Sinatra’s 1956 recording of “I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” has died. He was 77. Bernhart died Thursday at Glendale ...

A giant of jazz brass gives an epic masterclass in virtuosity and style... whilst playing a surprisingly small brass instrument. Jazz giant or tiny trombone? Well, both actually. This is an incredible ...

Towards the front of the rehearsal hall, the symphony is a sea of violins and violas. But the bows are as still as frozen water. Instead, an unlikely solo instrument from the back row has taken center ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Bass trombonist Evan Clifton will be presenting a guest solo recital at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, in Western Michigan University's Dalton Center Recital Hall. The event is free and ...

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 ...

All musical instruments (except for organs at sports arenas) are glorious, but there’s a good reason the signal piece of “The Music Man” begins with “76 trombones.” In 1992, PBS, the nonprofit network ...