trombonist
Americannoun
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the former basketball star whose father was a jazz trombonist, observes that “Coltrane’s music is the soundtrack to the Black experience in America.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Ryan Porter, the acclaimed trombonist and fixture of the West Coast Get Down jazz ensemble, has died.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
His mum Ruby was a school teacher and piano teacher, while his dad, Roy Sr, was a parking attendant and trombonist.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2025
For music, the show has an original score by the veteran trombonist Craig Harris, played by a jazz band that includes three vocalists who do sometimes scat.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2024
For one thing, I had told Mr. Wren that Katie McAnn, the first trombonist, could take my trombone home today to practice her solo for the spring concert on Wednesday night.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
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