My Legit Heros
Here are some influential players to me. If you want more info - CLICK THEIR PICTURE for the link to their website.
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Christian Lindberg
was active in basketball and dixielandjazz before entering into previously unchartered territory and becoming the first full time trombone soloist in history. Today he is a father of 4 teenagers, and has just started to smell on a career as conductor and composer. "Only my two hobbies so far!!" he says with the same earnestness as a rhinoceros... despite being remarkably successful in his first attempts in these fields...
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Doug Yeo
Bass Trombonist Douglas Yeo was born in Monterey, California, and grew up in Valley Stream, New York (where he began playing the trombone at the age of nine) and Oak Ridge, New Jersey (where he graduated from Jefferson Township High School in 1973). Before joining the Boston Symphony Orchestra in May 1985, he was a member of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra from 1981-1985 and he was on the faculties of the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore and the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
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Joseph Allessi
was appointed Principal Trombone of the New York Philharmonic in the spring of 1985. Mr. Alessi began musical studies in his native California with his father, Joseph Alessi, Sr. As a high school student in San Rafael California, he was a soloist with the San Francisco Symphony before continuing his musical training at Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music. Prior to joining the Philharmonic, he was second trombone of the Philadelphia Orchestra for four seasons and principal trombone of L'Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal for one season.
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Monique Buzzarte
trombonist is an avid proponent of contemporary music, commissioning and premiering many new works for trombone alone, with electonics, and in chamber ensembles. Ms. Buzzarté's recordings include John Cage's Five3 with the Arditti Quartet (Mode 75 John CAGE: Vol. 19 - The Number Pieces 2 ). Since 1983 her New Music from Women: Trombone Commissions project has been supporting the expansion of the trombone repertoire. An author and educator as well as a performer/composer, Ms. Buzzarté has published reseach on the brass music of women composer published and received a 2002 Artist-in-Residency at Harvestworks Digital Media Arts for the development of a new interactive performance system for the trombone.
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Ronald Barron
has been Principal Trombonist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 1975. He joined the orchestra in 1970 after being a member of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, and also served as Principal Trombonist of the Boston Pops for thirteen seasons. Mr. Barron is a graduate of the College-Conservatory of Music of the University of Cincinnati, where he studied with Ernest Glover. During his college years, he also toured with the American Wind Symphony.
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J. J. Johnson
Considered by many to be the finest jazz trombonist of all time, J.J. Johnson somehow transferred the innovations of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie to his more awkward instrument, playing with such speed and deceptive ease that at one time some listeners assumed he was playing valve (rather than slide) trombone! Johnson toured with the territory bands of Clarence Love and Snookum Russell during 1941-42 and then spent 1942-45 with Benny Carter's big band.
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J. J. Johnson
studied at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague and earned his Solo Diploma cum laude for bass trombone in 1980. He was the first trombonist in Holland to receive a Diploma as bass trombonist and since then it is possible to study bass trombone at all conservatories in the Netherlands. He then continued his study in Los Angeles with Jeff Reynolds and Roger Bobo. Besides these two great players and teachers, the recordings of Edward Kleinhammer with the Chicago Symphony and George Robert's studio recordings had a great influence on Ben's development as a bass trombonist
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Dave Taylor
Receiving B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Julliard School of Music, David Taylor started his playing career as a member of Leopold Stowkowski's American Symphony Orchestra, and by appearing with the New York Philharmonic under Pierre Boulez. Almost simultaneously, he was a member of the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis jazz band, and recorded with Duke Ellington (The New Orleans Suite), The Rolling Stones, and Blood, Sweat, and Tears.
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Dave Taylor
Canadian trombonist Ian McDougall is perhaps best known for his work with Rob McConnell's Boss Brass - Ian was lead trombone and soloist for twenty years. He was also a founding member, soloist, lead trombone, and arranger for the Brass Connection. His compositions and arrangements in both jazz and classical idioms are performed internationally. Ian now resides in Victoria, BC, where he performs regularly with his quartet and sextet, and also teaches trombone and conducts the Big Band at the University of Victoria.
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