Pope Leo XIV played the trombone in a jazz band in the 1970s and '80s and was known in Chicago music circles as "Bobby Prev." In May 2025, after cardinals in Vatican City chose Robert Francis Prevost, ...

Elliot Mason (Trombone), born in England. He began trumpet lessons with his father at age four. At age seven, struck with an overwhelming curiosity in his father’s trombone, young Mason soon switched ...

A CENTRAL IOWA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT IS MAKING SOME BIG NOISE IN THE JAZZ WORLD. THIS IS REALLY COOL. THE TALENTED TEENAGER IS EARNING NATIONAL ATTENTION FOR HIS SKILLS ON THE TROMBONE. KCCI OLIVIA ...

"Jazz Luck"—a phrase I pull out of the hat every so often that aptly describes those oddball and, in some cases, unfortunate events which practitioners of the art encounter in the business. It's a ...

MORE MODERN FEATURES ARE WELL WORTH THE PRICE TAG. AND LASTLY, A SENIOR AT WAUKEE NORTHWEST IS REALLY PILING UP THE ACCOLADES IN HIS JOURNEY AS A JAZZ MUSICIAN. BRODY HALL WAS JUST NAMED THE WINNER OF ...

There are excellent lesson plans and then there are master classes. Glendale High School students instructed by teacher Amy Rangel are used to the first but were treated to the second on Wednesday ...

Trombone Shorty of Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue performs at Danforth Music Hall on Feb. 16, 2024, in Toronto, Ontario. The fan favorite will headline the 48th annual Saratoga Jazz Festival on June ...

You will receive many opportunities to perform with a variety of ensembles large and small. In addition to regular CU big band and combo concerts on campus, students often perform in other venues in ...

There ain’t no party like a Trombone Shorty party. Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue headlined Friday night’s lineup at the 2025 Syracuse International Jazz Festival, delivering a non-stop dance party.

It’s official: Syracuse Jazz Fest is on for 2025 with some big names on the lineup, including three Rock and Roll Hall of Famers. The 39th edition of the Syracuse International Jazz Festival will take ...

Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews has held down the final set of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival since 2013, and he often makes the show a big display of New Orleans music and culture via ...