Though he laid down the horn to follow his priestly calling, insiders say he still keeps a trombone in his Vatican apartment. However, we found no proof of Leo's alleged "double life" as a ...

A respected orchestra musician who played trombone on one of the most famous songs in pop music history left £1,000 in his will after dying aged 79, it has emerged. Peter Bassano was among the ...

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." Rating: False (About this rating?) In May 2025, after cardinals in ...

Now maybe there never will be a Trump tower in Europe… Womp Womp. Sad Trombone.” Maddow’s broader point in the segment was that no matter what, the actions of an authoritarian dictator will ...

This post is part one of a series. Recently, I have had an increase in the number of students, teachers, and professional brass students who have written to ask me about a hesitation in commencing ...

Roger Stickland, chair of Tiverton Town Band, humorously reflected on Graham’s longevity, stating: “There’s someone in our band who’s taken 58 years to learn to play the trombone.” ...

This post is part three in a series. In previous posts, I discussed the concept of musical stuttering and described the initial phase of working with a student to correct the issue. Here, I ...

No one does it all quite like legendary NOLA dynamo Troy ‘Trombone Shorty’ Andrews who sheauxed up and sheauxed out at his 12th Annual Shorty Fest–a big, bustlin’ brass bonanza that brings the ...

The University of Delaware's School of Music, where aspiring musicians embark on a transformative journey. Our vibrant community fosters creativity, hones technical mastery and cultivates a deep ...

In 2023-24, the celebrated arranger Mark Masters led his superb southern California-based ensemble into studios to record a pair of tribute albums. The first, Sam Rivers 100, was dedicated to the ...

Trailblazing Papua New Guinean designer and cultural icon Florence Jaukae Kamel, widely known as the “Bilum Meri,” has been officially announced as the headlining designer for PNG Fashion Week 2025.