A [MILES]TONE: Benson is the first student to join the Bowdoin Teacher Scholar program with a focus on music education.

If you’ve never heard of a bass trombone, you’re probably not alone. It usually makes its home in the back row of the orchestra with the other low brass instruments, rarely getting any solo time. “The ...

Thomas Matta boasts a body of work as a musician that spans an impressive spectrum of genres, styles, and disciplines. An active performer, Thomas has trotted around the globe with his bass trombone ...

Among the brass family, the trombone hasn't won as prominent a position in jazz as has the trumpet. The stereotypical image of a jazz musician could, until very recently, be said to have been that of ...

In New Orleans, jazz is a building block, a musical foundation. Troy Andrews, aka Trombone Shorty, fully embraces the future-funk and grimy rock backbeats which bring crowds to their feet. But at his ...

The Nebraska Jazz Trombone Collective will be the next act to perform in the Capital Jazz Society’s Jazz Series at 7 p.m. Monday, March 25, at the Storm Cellar, 3233 S. 13th St. The Collective is a ...

When someone talks about "West Coast jazz" or "cool jazz," they're almost invariably referring to a style performed by jazz musicians in California (and primarily in Los Angeles) in the '50s and early ...