The Trombone Corner
31 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago -The Trombone Corner podcast features interviews with trombone players from around the globe, brought to you by The Brass Ark and Bob Reeves Brass.
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Episode #29 - Nicholas Daley
May 14, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour - 88.5 MBThe Trombone Corner Podcast is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass and The Brass Ark. Join hosts Noah and John as they interview Nicholas Daley, a freelance and session trombonist in Los Angeles. Originally from St. Paul, MN, Nicholas Daley is an active freelance trombonist in the greater Los Angeles area where he regularly performs with a diverse collection of ensembles ranging from orchestras to jazz, salsa and pop bands, while playing recording sessions for video game, television and mo...
Episode #28 - Jim Nova
March 15, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour - 134 MBThe Trombone Corner Podcast is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass and The Brass Ark. Join hosts Noah and John as they interview Jim Nova, 2nd trombonist with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. About Jim Nova James Nova joined the Grammy award-winning Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in 2009 as second/utility trombone. In 2012, Nova made his solo debut with the PSO, performing Henri Tomasi’s Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra. Prior to that, he was a member of the Utah Symphony Orchestra ...
Episode #27 - John Sebastian Vera & Nick Schwartz
February 04, 2024 05:01 - 59 minutes - 68.5 MBThe Trombone Corner Podcast is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass and The Brass Ark. Join hosts Noah and John as they interview John Sebastian Vera and Nick Schwartz, trombonists and podcast hosts of The Trombone Retreat. After you listen to this episode, head on over to The Trombone Retreat feed for the second half of this episode. You can come see us at Booth #271 at the TMEA Convention, February 8th thru 10th, 2024 in San Antonio Texas. About John Sebastian Vera John Sebastian ...
Episode #26 - Adam Woolf
January 17, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 90.7 MBThe Trombone Corner Podcast is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass and The Brass Ark. Join hosts Noah and John as they interview Adam Woolf, trombonist and sackbut specialist from the UK. Meet us at the SoCal Trombone Day on January 20th, 2024 at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut CA, or see us at Booth #271 at the TMEA Convention, February 8th thru 10th, 2024 in San Antonio Texas. About Adam Woolf For many years Adam Woolf enjoyed a full-time career as a performing musician working with ...
Episode #25 - Megumi Kanda
December 16, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 94.4 MBThe Trombone Corner Podcast is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass and The Brass Ark. Join hosts Noah and John as they interview Megumi Kanda, Principal Trombone of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. About Megumi Kanda Megumi Kanda, Principal Trombone of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra since 2002, is an internationally acclaimed performer, teacher, and author. Megumi has performed as a soloist across the United States, Europe, and Asia, including with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchest...
Episode #24 - Dr. Brett Baker
November 17, 2023 21:00 - 56 minutes - 65.1 MBThis episode of the Trombone Corner is brought to you by The Brass Ark and by Bob Reeves Brass. Join hosts Noah Gladstone and John Snell as they talk with trombonist Dr. Brett Baker. Brett Baker is viewed internationally as a leading performer and educator. He is passionate about encouraging composers to write pioneering new repertoire and is one of the most recorded brass soloists. Previously Brett was Programme Leader of the Musical Arts Degree at the University of Salford, and is now...
Episode #23 - Andy Martin
October 20, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 85.8 MBComing from a musical family, trombonist Andy Martin launched his career while still in his teens. His technique and virtuosity quickly established him on the Los Angeles music scene. As an instructor, Martin has influenced countless young players. He has appeared at many colleges and universities throughout the country as a guest artist and clinician. A world-class jazz musician, Martin is featured as leader or co-leader on twelve albums. These albums showcase his collaboration with other...
Episode #22 - Douglas Yeo
September 22, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBRecognized worldwide as a leading low brass performer, teacher, scholar, and author, Douglas Yeo is Clinical Associate Professor of Trombone at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for the 2022–2024 academic years. From 1985-2012, he was bass trombonist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and before coming to Boston, he was a member of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, a free-lance musician in New York City, and a high school band director. He served as Professor of Trombone at Arizo...
Episode #21 - Bill Reichenbach
August 18, 2023 23:08 - 1 hour - 84.9 MBBill Reichenbach grew up in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Takoma Park, Maryland where he studied trombone with Gene Brusiloff and Robert Isele. After high school, Bill was accepted to the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. There, he studied with the great Emory Remington. While still a student, Bill began his recording career by playing lead trombone on several Chuck Mangione albums, a couple of albums with the Eastman Wind Ensemble (one on bass trombone and another one on euph...
Episode #20 - Michael Davis
July 08, 2023 16:25 - 1 hour - 81.7 MBTrombonist/composer Michael Davis has enjoyed a diverse and acclaimed career over the past 40 years. Widely known as the trombonist for five world tours with the Rolling Stones, he toured and recorded extensively with Frank Sinatra, has released 14 CDs as a solo artist, composed over 150 works, authored a dozen books for brass players of all levels and appeared on over 500 CDs, television themes and motion picture soundtracks. He is the founder, creator and president of Hip-Bone Music, Inc. ...
Episode #19 - Kenneth Thompkins
June 14, 2023 00:30 - 1 hour - 79.8 MBKenneth Thompkins was appointed Principal Trombone of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra by Neeme Jarvi. Prior to this appointment he held positions in the Buffalo Philharmonic and The Florida Orchestra and New World Symphony Orchestra. He has also performed with the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Thompkins enjoys working with young musicians and has performed masterclasses and recitals at many universities including th...
Episode #18 - Angel Subero
April 28, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBAngel Subero is a Venezuelan trombonist who attended the Conservatorio Itinerante in Caracas, Venezuela, where he studied with the legendary Michel Becquet. After coming to the United States in 2001, he attended Boston Conservatory, where he studied with Lawrence Isaacson, and New England Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Douglas Yeo. He also studied with John Rojak at the Aspen Music Festival. Subero has performed with numerous orchestras, including the Boston Symphony Orches...
Episode #17 - James Burton III
March 15, 2023 21:30 - 1 hour - 77.4 MBTrombonist, composer, arranger James Burton III has lent his sound to multiple Grammy Award-winning albums and Tony Award-winning Broadway productions. Born in Queens, now a resident of Harlem, Burton III is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of the Jackie McLean Institute at the Hartt School of Music. While earning his Master’s Degree and Artist Diploma from the Juilliard School, Burton held both the Morse and Gluck Fellowships and received the Schuman Prize, an award named for Juilliard’s founding...
Episode #16 - Jim Miller
February 08, 2023 22:28 - 1 hour - 89.9 MBJames Miller is the Associate Principal Trombone with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, a position he has held since 1999. His duties include performing on alto, tenor, and bass trombone; tenor tuba; and bass trumpet. His previous orchestral experience includes the North Carolina Symphony, the Long Island Philharmonic, the New York Philharmonic, and the Dallas Symphony. Miller earned his Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Northern Iowa and his Master of Music degree from T...
Episode #15 - Alex Iles
January 18, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBAlex Iles is principal trombonist of the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra and has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. In addition, he has toured as lead and solo jazz trombonist with Maynard Ferguson and the Woody Herman Orchestra and performs in many of the top LA based big bands and jazz groups including Bob Florence's Limited Edition, The Seth McFarlane Orchestra, The Tom Kubis Big Band, and Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Ba...
Episode #14 - Noah Gladstone
December 28, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 90.5 MBNoah Gladstone wears many hats. On any given day he may be found performing on historical trombones and other bass instruments for period concert reconstructions to recording trombone for the latest Hollywood's motion picture or TV show, to managing orchestras for high profile clients and contracting musicians for global productions and recording sessions, to producing original music for the latest video game release with millions of viewers. In 2011, he founded Hollywood Scoring, whic...
Episode #13 - Barry Mosley
June 28, 2021 19:04 - 1 hour - 51.1 MBInspired by the great valve trombonist Bob Brookmeyer, Barry Mosley is keeping the legacy of playing jazz valve trombone. The first important jazz valve trombonist were Juan Tizol and Brad Gowans in the 1930s and 1940s, setting the stage for others. The valve trombone has a unique place in jazz history. Barrys first great jazz credit as a young artist was performing many times with jazz legend Chet Baker in the mid-1980s by Chet's invitation. The lyrical qualities of Bob Brookmeyer and ...
Episode #12 - Steven Shires
April 26, 2021 22:22 - 1 hour - 78.5 MBSteve Shires is best known in the brass world as the founder of the S. E. Shires Company, crafter of custom trombones and trumpets. His passion for designing and building brass instruments grew from his love of playing the trombone. Steve received his undergraduate degree in trombone performance from the University of Iowa, where he studied with John Hill and George Krem. A true trombonist, he skipped theory class to apprentice as a brass repair technician at West Music Company in Iowa Ci...
Trombone Corner #11 - Timothy Higgins
February 10, 2021 18:15 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBTimothy Higgins was appointed to the position of Principal Trombone of the San Francisco Symphony by Michael Tilson Thomas in 2008. He was previously the acting Second Trombonist with the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, DC. Mr. Higgins, a Houston native, has a Bachelor’s degree in Music Performance from Northwestern University and has performed with the Chicago Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Milwaukee Symphony, Virginia Symphony, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Music of the Baroque...
Epidode #11 - Timothy Higgins
February 10, 2021 18:15 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBTimothy Higgins was appointed to the position of Principal Trombone of the San Francisco Symphony by Michael Tilson Thomas in 2008. He was previously the acting Second Trombonist with the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, DC. Mr. Higgins, a Houston native, has a Bachelor’s degree in Music Performance from Northwestern University and has performed with the Chicago Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Milwaukee Symphony, Virginia Symphony, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Music of the Baroque...
Episode #10 - Christian Lindberg
October 02, 2020 19:37 - 1 hour - 73.9 MBChristian Lindberg was voted “THE GREATEST BRASS PLAYER IN HISTORY" by the world's biggest classical radio station CLASSICFM. Christian has premiered over 300 works for the trombone (over 90 major concertos), recorded over 70 solo CDs, has an international solo competition created in his name, and been voted brass player of the 20th century side by side with Miles Davis and Louis Armstrong. On top of his unrivaled career as a trombonist Lindberg has now also embarked on a highly successfu...
Episode #09 - Jack Schatz
September 16, 2020 20:49 - 1 hour - 81.9 MBJack Schatz, an in-demand New York City–based trombonist and tubist, has played in numerous Broadway shows, including The Phantom of the Opera, My Favorite Year, Damn Yankees, Hello Dolly!, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Side Show, Little Me, Flower Drum Song, Wonderful Town, A Chorus Line, Billy Elliott: The Musical, Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway, and Nice Work If You Can Get It. He can also be heard on recordings ranging from Barbara Cook’s All I Ask of You (DRG, 1999) an...
Episode #9 - Jack Schatz
September 16, 2020 20:49 - 1 hour - 81.9 MBJack Schatz, an in-demand New York City–based trombonist and tubist, has played in numerous Broadway shows, including The Phantom of the Opera, My Favorite Year, Damn Yankees, Hello Dolly!, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Side Show, Little Me, Flower Drum Song, Wonderful Town, A Chorus Line, Billy Elliott: The Musical, Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway, and Nice Work If You Can Get It. He can also be heard on recordings ranging from Barbara Cook’s All I Ask of You (DRG, 1999) an...
Episode #8 - Leonhard Paul
July 29, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 85.4 MBLeonhard Paul is the trombonist and bass trumpeter in the world-famous Mnozil Brass and the Wieder-Gansch-Paul Trio. Originally from Vienna, Austria, Leonhard received diplomas in pedagogy studies and trombone studies from the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. He went on to receive a degree in jazz trombone from the Conservatory of Music Vienna where he studied under Erich Kleinschuster. Since 2005, Leonhard has been a professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts ...
Episode #7 - Alan Kaplan
June 23, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 72.6 MBAlan Kaplan has long been one of the top studio trombone players in Los Angeles. His recording credits vary vastly from Marvin Gaye to Johnny Mathis to Madonna to Placido Domingo to Sarah Vaughan to Oingo Boingo to Whitney Houston to the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Josh Groban, Michael Buble, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Lady Gaga, and countless more. He has played on the scores for nearly 1000 movies and thousands of television episodes. He was a regular member of the staff bands on the Merv Gr...
Episode #6 - Aubrey Logan
June 10, 2020 00:48 - 54 minutes - 62 MBShe’s a singer. She’s a trombone player. She’s a songwriter. She’s a performer. It would have been a lot easier if Aubrey Logan would have just picked one. But she’s never been one to be pigeon-holed. She lives her life outside the box and that makes her difficult to define. And that’s okay with her because she purposely defies definition. Her Top 5 debut album in 2017 helped establish her as one of the premier young singer-instrumentalists in the country. Her participation in Dave Koz’s #1 ...
Episode #5 - Ralph Sauer
May 20, 2020 18:01 - 52 minutes - 59.9 MBRalph Sauer retired from the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 2006 after 32 years as principal trombonist. Previously, he spent six years as principal with the Toronto Symphony as well as with the Canadian Opera and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. A native of Philadelphia, he is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, where he studied with Emory Remington. Mr. Sauer has performed as a soloist with many orchestras, including premieres of concertos by Kazimierz Serocki and Augusta Read Th...
Episode #4 - Robert Sanders
May 09, 2020 02:22 - 54 minutes - 62.4 MBBass trombonist Robert Sander's training included four great teachers, Don Kimble, Jeff Reynolds, Robert Simmergren and Roy Main. His professional career began with the Disneyland Band, which provided a great learning opportunity that developed into a long, established career in the Los Angeles area. Bob performed for 30 years with the Pacific Symphony, 24 years as a founding member of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, 12 years in the Composers Brass Quintet, and a decade or so in Hoyt Bohannon’...
Episode #3 - Jay Friedman
May 01, 2020 00:08 - 1 hour - 85.1 MBJay Friedman is principal trombone for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. After four years with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and two years with the Florida Symphony, he joined the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1962 and was appointed principal trombone in 1964. When not playing trombone, Jay has also appeared extensively as a conductor, becoming Music Director of the Symphony of Oak Park & River Forest in 1995, having served as Music Director of the River Cities Philharmonic, and Resident Cond...
Episode #2 - Martin Schippers
April 21, 2020 19:25 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBMartin Schippers is the second and bass trombonist of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Previously he was second trombonist with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and principal trombonist with the Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic. As a member of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, RCO brass, the International Trombone Ensemble, the New Trombone Collective (until 2010) and numerous other chamber music groups, he has performed in most of the major concert halls around the worl...
Episode #1 - David Rejano Cantero
April 13, 2020 22:53 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBDavid Rejano is the Principal Trombone of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra since 2016. Before that, he served as Principal Trombone with the Orquestra Sinfonica de Navarra from 2002 to 2007, Principal Trombone with the Orquestra del Gran Teatro del Liceo de Barcelona (Barcelona Opera House) from 2007 to 2010, and Principal Trombone with the Münchner Philharmoniker from 2010 to 2016. He has also performed as a guest with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestre National de France, Seoul P...