Trombone players never get enough respect. That is sadly, an unfair and unjust fact of life. Among (male) musicians, trumpet players get the glory, saxophone and guitar players get the girls, and trombone players are the designated drivers. Take the Marsalis family as an example. Wynton Marsalis (trumpet) and Branford Marsalis (saxophone) have been fixtures... Continue Reading →
Now For Something Completely Different
The last two posts were about music the old record stores would have categorized as “classical” music. I now want to move over a couple of aisles in the store and talk about an album that is on the Jazz shelf. It should be on everyone’s Jazz shelf. For some people it is the... Continue Reading →