Purpose
The Legacy Circle Award recognizes individuals who have made a profound and lasting impact on the evolution of trombone playing or teaching. Membership to this elite group is reserved for those whose accomplishments have been exceptional in the trombone community. The Legacy Circle Award may recognize the accomplishments of those whose careers predate the founding of the ITA in 1972.
Selection Criteria
Candidates for the ITA Legacy Circle Award shall have demonstrated:
- A lifelong commitment to the trombone and/or trombone related activities
- A career that has reflected a commitment to an elite level of excellence and achievement
- A level of excellence deemed to be exceptional in the trombone community
Selection Process
Nominations for the Legacy Circle Award are submitted by the ITA’s members. The Legacy Circle Award is awarded by a vote of the ITA Executive Board.
A one-page letter of nomination that details why a member believes a nominee should be honored with one of the Association’s awards, and a bio of the nominee, may be sent to the Chair of the ITA’s Standing Committee on Awards at: awards@trombone.net
Previous Recipients
- 2007Vladislav Blazhevich
- 2007Tommy Dorsey
- 2007Gilberto Gagliardi
- 2007JJ Johnson
- 2007André LaFosse
- 2007Arthur Pryor
- 2007Emory Remington
- 2007Jack Teagarden
- 2016Gabriel Masson
- 2016Davis Shuman
- 2016Joseph Alschausky
- 2016Miff Mole
- 2016Bill Harris
- 2016Juan Tizol
- 2016Robert Müller
- 2016Thorkild Graae Jorgensen
- 2016Albert Mangelsdorff
- 2016Curtis Fuller
- 2016Henry Romersa
- 2016Al Grey
- 2016Willie Colon
- 2018Maisie Ringham Wiggins
- 2019Melba Liston
- 2019Bill Watrous
- 2019Urbie Green
- 2020Victor Sumerkin
- 2020Heinz Fadle
- 2021Keith Brown
- 2021Joannès Rochut
- 2021Russell “Big Chief” Moore
- 2022Lillian Briggs
- 2022Dorothy Ziegler
- 2024John Swallow