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Brass Bands competing at the World Music Contest
By Dr. Jonathan Henneveld In the weekend of July 11-12, brass bands of the British tradition came to Kerkrade, the Netherlands, to compete at the World Music Contest. The twenty-eight…
Patterson & Wilkins Release Big City Livin’
New York-based trombonist and composer Rebecca Patterson and renowned trombonist Ron Wilkins have released Big City Livin’, a new big band recording built around the theme of time, resilience, and recovery. The project centers on…
AEQUILIBRIUM is João Martinho’s debut album
Portuguese trombonist João Martinho has released his debut album, AEQUILIBRIUM, a deeply personal recording that combines original repertoire, transcriptions, and cornerstone works of the trombone literature. Produced by RP Recordings,…
The Brass Band Story
Trevor Herbert explores the rise and legacy of British brass bands in new book “The Brass Band Story” from Yale University Press.
Calgary Trombone Day 2026
Calgary hosts its annual “Slide Into Spring: Trombone Day” on Sunday, May 3, 2026, celebrating International Trombone Week with a full day of music, learning, and collaboration. Now in its…
Lis Wessberg & Veronika Rud – In The Wake of Blue
Out April 17, 2026 via April Records Danish trombonist and composer Lis Wessberg returns with In The Wake of Blue, a deeply personal, song-driven album created in close collaboration with vocalist Veronika Rud. To…
Eli Howell’s ‘Steps Taken’ Marks a Poised and Resilient Debut
Trombonist and composer Eli Howell delivers an assured and deeply reflective debut with Steps Taken, arriving April 10, 2026. He originally conceived the album as a celebratory culmination of his…
Three awards in one week
The trombone community had several reasons to celebrate last week with a number of respected musicians and educators receiving major recognition. The International Trombone Association has announced two of its…
The Louisiana Trombone Collective
The Louisiana Trombone Collective (LTC) has officially launched as a nonprofit dedicated to promoting student success in the low brass community across South Louisiana, the United States, and abroad. Based…
ITA Elections Open March 1, 2026
The International Trombone Association will open elections for the next slate of Officers and Board of Advisors on March 1, 2026, in accordance with ITA Bylaws. All ITA members in…
The Big 12 Trombone Conference
The Twenty Third Annual Big 12 Area Trombone Conference took place January 16th – 18th at Texas Tech University. The Conference’s Featured Guest Artist was International Jazz and Film Sensation…
Fahrenheit 635 by Guillaume Cottet-Dumoulin
Guillaume Cottet-Dumoulin, Principal Trombone of the Orchestre de Paris and trombone professor at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, released a new recording in December…
Trombone Legend Mark Lawrence to Join SFCM
Lawrence was Principal Trombonist at the San Francisco Symphony for 33 years and will join SFCM‘s Brass faculty with a studio of students in 2026. Hailed as one the greatest…
Trombones and the Holidays
Happy New Year! We’re looking back on a fabulous month with many Christmas performances. In Colorado Springs, Trombone Christmas was held for the eleventh time on Dec. 21st at the…
2026 Pokorny Low Brass Seminar
The 2026 Pokorny Low Brass Seminar will be held at the Northern Illinois University School of Music, July 11-15, 2026. Faculty include: Timothy Higgins, principal trombone, Chicago Symphony OrchestraMichael Mulcahy,…
