Dear Friends, Recent solo concerts and teaching have been great. Thanks to Mark Weaver and The Roost in Albuquerque, Steve Paxton at Santa Fe University of Art and Design, Stephen Jones at Texas Tech, Richard Birk at Brazosport College and JD Guzman at Spring HS. Big thanks to Edwards Instrument Company for sponsoring these events,...
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Congratulations to Javier Nero for winning this year’s Carl Fontana Jazz Trombone Competition! Javier played extremely well at the recent ITF (as did all the finalists) and won a T302 for all his hard work. He is a student of Conrad Herwig at Juilliard. We recommend all young trombonists take part in the ITA Competitions....
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I’m thrilled to announce that my band Brainkiller will be releasing our new CD next week on RareNoise Records! And we’re embarking on a pretty delicious-looking tour of Mexico! First things first… BRAINKILLER: The Infiltration, available October 4 in the UK and soon thereafter in stores in the US, Europe, and Japan. It will also...
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Howdy folks, I’m proud to announce that my trombone quartet “Rewritable” is being performed by the Stephen F. Austin Trombone Choir under the direction of Dr. Deb Scott this Wednesday, July 7 at ITF 2010 in Austin. The performance takes place at 7:15pm in Bates Hall, Butler School of Music at the University of Texas....
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Howdy Folks, I’ve been in Tokyo for the past month, playing a dozen or so concerts and finishing up a new recording with Braindreamer, my 10 year old duo with pianist/composer Jacob Koller. We have one more concert this Thursday, May 6. We’ll be sharing the bill with the fantastic duo of pianist/composer Satoko Fujii...
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Troy Andrews, aka Trombone Shorty, is certainly making a name for himself. A few years ago, he was featured on an episode of the NBC series Studio Sixty on the Sunset Strip. He is appearing on the HBO series Treme (Andrews grew up in the famous neighborhood). And his latest CD, Backatown, is getting attention...
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Steve Wiest and the North Texas One O’Clock Lab Band have been nominated for two Grammy Awards. The band was nominated in the Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album category for its Lab 2009 recording. Steve received a Best Instrumental Composition nomination for Ice-Nine, a track from the same album. Good luck, Steve!
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To all the folks in Mexico and other concerned parties… I’m playing several times in the Mexico City area this month, so please come out and say hello. Check my MySpace for last minute updates, additional concerts and information if you’re planning to attend. Festival Ollin Jazz Tlalpan w/Adrian Terrazas Quartet Aug. 12 @ 8PM...
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Last month, Eric Bowman traveled to the International Trombone Festival in Aarhus, Denmark in order to take part in the ITA’s Carl Fontana Jazz Trombone Competition. He beat out the other talented finalists and won his very own Edwards T302. Eric is a student at Western Michigan University where he studies with Scott Cowan and...
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Marshall Gilkes is being featured on NPR.org this month as a member of the Edmar Castaneda Trio. You can hear the group’s Tanglewood performance, which features Looking Forward, an original composition by Gilkes. The group’s members are Edmar Castaneda, harp; Marshall Gilkes, trombone; Dave Silliman, drums and percussion; and Joe Locke, vibes. Listen to the...
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I’ve put together some new videos from my October solo concerts: Comprehensive complilation 16 second dance mix Complete performance at Oklahoma State University These can also be found (along with some new streaming live solo recordings from the tour) at www.myspace.com/nellanairb. And don’t forget that I still have two more events on my tour: UNAM...
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