The Preservation Hall Jazz Band derives its name from Preservation Hall, the venerable music venue located in the heart of New Orleans’ French Quarter, founded in 1961 by Allan and Sandra Jaffe. The ...

Jim McFalls is a former military band colleague of mine and is also one of the finest trombonists playing and teaching jazz music today. He has literally toured the world playing jazz as a member of ...

At long last, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has delivered the full artist lineup for its 2025 citywide celebration. From April 24-27 and May 1-4, the 50-plus year tradition will draw more ...

You will receive many opportunities to perform with a variety of ensembles large and small. In addition to regular CU big band and combo concerts on campus, students often perform in other venues in ...

Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews has held down the final set of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival since 2013, and he often makes the show a big display of New Orleans music and culture via ...

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." In May 2025, after cardinals in Vatican City chose Robert Francis Prevost, ...

There ain’t no party like a Trombone Shorty party. Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue headlined Friday night’s lineup at the 2025 Syracuse International Jazz Festival, delivering a non-stop dance party.

SALT LAKE CITY — If not for jazz, Charles Barkley maybe makes that pair of free throws. But Sir Charles’ mind was elsewhere. He was pissed. Pissed at that pill of a trombone player who ventured off ...

All applicants must apply to the University of Colorado Boulder and complete a College of Music admission application. Auditions will not be scheduled until both applications have been received.