Archive for the ‘Jazz Trombone Videos’ Category

This was a fun trio performance in LA with Gaea Schell and John Leftwich.

Cafe 322, Pasadena, CA, 12/9/11

Dave Bones, trombone
Gaea Schell, piano
John Leftwich, bass

Check out this great video of Bill Watrous playing, “Nancy with the Laughing Face.” It blows my mind how smooth he sounds, and has everything to do with his slide technique.

Watch how fast he arrives on each note playing the melody. The next ingredient is what “warms it up.” He then applies his wonderful, individualistic slide vibrato, and back lightning fast to the next note.

The personnel is stellar, and offer a profound performance. Enjoy!

Television performance in 1976

Bill Watrous, trombone
Chick Corea, piano
Ron Carter, bass
Bill Cobham, drums

Jazz Trombone Video: Dave Bones, I Hear A Rhapsody

Dave Bones at the Globe, jazz trombone video clip, live in Portland, OR

Feel free to check out this video clip playing with some good friends.

Dave Bones, trombone

Rick Homer, trumpet

Wade Kirtley Burggraf, piano

Hank Hirsh, bass

Matt Farina, drums

Also, check out my page offering material for jazz trombone, and other trombone sheet music.

Looking for a trombone player that is very soulful, and can also tastefully “shred” the chord changes?  Can this same player also be a great composer and arranger?  Slide Hampton is that trombone player.

Slide Hampton is a tremendous innovator on the trombone in technique and musicality with varied influences ranging from J.J. Johnson to John Coltrane.

Feel free to click on the videos below to watch and listen to Slide’s masterful playing and arranging:

Slide Hampton’s blues solo from Dizzy Gillespie’s 70th Birthday Celebration at Wolf Trap

*** If you watch this on YouTube, There is a “TinyURL.com link in the top of the description that was not there when I 1st recommended this video. The music is excellent, but I would not recommend clicking on the link within the YouTube description, since I don’t know what it is. ***

LA Jazz Institute, Stratospheric Slide Hampton, “Got the Spirit”

Appalachian State University Jazz Ensemble
Trombone Choir
Winter Concert 1989
Farthing Auditorium
Tune: Lament by JJ Johnson
Featuring Slide Hampton

In A Sentimental Mood feat. Steve Turre
Gramercy Brass: Premier Band @ Caldwell College (July 31, 2010)

Woody Shaw Quintet
Live at the Music Inn – Roma – 1983

Steve Turre: Sanctified Shells at the Dakota

Steve Turre, playing the title track, “Rainbow People” of his 14th album
Steve Turre on trombone and shells, Kenny Garrett on Alto Saxophone, Sean Jones on trumpet and flugelhorn, Mulgrew Miller on piano, Peter Washington on bass, Ignacio Berrao on drums, Pedro Martinez on percussion

Wanting to study a modern era jazz trombone player with a personalized approach that has also invested time, energy, and respect in jazz tradition? Steve Turre is that trombone player.

In Steve’s early career he mentored under Woody Shaw in Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and in Woody’s ensemble. Also, the great J.J. Johnson was a role model (as for all of us!), and spoke openly about his enthusiasm and support for Steve.

Steve is a prolific performer, composer, and arranger invloving many diverse styles including jazz, Latin, and pop.  Some of the groups that he has performed with include Dizzy Gillespie, McCoy Tyner, J.J. Johnson, Herbie Hancock, Lester Bowie, Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria, Van Morrison, Pharoah Sanders, Horace Silver, Max Roach, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Also of note is his innovation where he includes his masterful playing of conch shells.

Regarding Steve’s technique, listen for his individual style, sound, and rhythmically oriented playing.  Note his ability in reacting spontaneously with the rhythm section, and his ability to develop a solo and tell a story.  Also, note his use of double tonguing for multiple articulation.

One thing that strikes me about Steve is his continual contribution and follow through.  I have seen him live several times, and been honored to interact at a few events where he was showcased.  When improvising live, he simply will accept nothing less than maximum energy, and commitment.

I remember listening to his solo live at Ryle’s in Boston, MA I believe.  He was playing a great extended solo, and the form of the tune was coming around.  I thought, he’s got to be done, not sure what else he could say.  Many players might have stopped there.  Not Steve, he kept going giving the fellow musicians and the audience more than what we expected – it got even better!

Not only does Steve contribute through performing at high profile concerts, and also as a recording artist. He also gets involved with the community by performing with local colleges, often offering a master’s class or clinic related to the event where the students are impacted through getting a chance to ask questions and interact on an informal level.

Included below, and in five coming posts are video and audio examples of Steve’s performances.

Never had a chance to say thanks for that performance in Boston so many years ago – thanks Steve!

Enjoy!

Steve Turre Quartet live at New Morning, 2004

Carl Fontana playing, “Alexander’s Ragtime Band”