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Young trumpet star Alison Balsom won a prestigious Classical BRIT award this week in the category of 'Young British classical performer'. A notable achievement for any brass soloist, the award follows Alison's recent...
Bruce Nelson has compiled a book based on the teachings of famous Chicago tuba player *Arnold Jacobs*. As both player and teacher, Jacobs influenced a generation of brass players in America and beyond....
As part of its new initiative to sponsor the work of young people, the Black Dyke Band, and its musical director Nicholas Childs, intend to form a Yorkshire Youth Brass Band with associated...
Denis Wick, ITA president and retired Principal Trombone of the London Symphony Orchestra, is sending an open letter addressed to all trombonists, inviting them to Birmingham this July. The International Trombone Festival just keeps...
21 year old trombonist *Steven Haynes* from Wakefield recently competed in the final of the BBC Radio 2 Young Brass Soloist 2006 competition. Playing Ray Steadman-Allen's Walk with me and Rodney Newton's Dick...
The Black Dyke Band's Principal Trombone *Brett Baker* has been busy in the recording studio this April to dust off old solos for trombone and brass band which have been unjustly neglected. Baker...
North East Scotland will once again be treated to the annual Moray Spirit of Brass festival this June. With patronage from John Wallace and support from his brass students at the Royal Scottish...
Hot British brass quintet Onyx Brass has announced that, following the success of three CDs of contemporary music, it will now be recording for top record label Chandos. This is set to improve...
The legendary London Symphony Brass (LSO Brass) has played many exciting concerts in the Barbican over the years and after a hiatus of a couple of years, they are back! Not only have...
Funk trombonist Dennis 'Badbone' Rollins has been nominated for the 2006 BBC Jazz Awards in the Jazz Line Up Best Band category. The awards will be announced this July, but in the meantime...
*Chris Stearn*, *Ben van Dijk* and *Bill Reichenbach* are the bass trombone stars leading the workshops and concerts at the Dutch Bass Trombone Open 2006 this October. The event has attracted an amazing...
The Caecilia-Concert have just released their debut CD, on which British sackbut specialist Adam Woolf can be heard. This Netherlands-based early music group has a unique core of three wind instruments - cornett,...
Jiggs Wigham today released a new book and CD/CD-Rom for aspiring jazz trombonists. Featuring the BBC Big Band, the enhanced CD/CD-Rom provides the opportunity to listen to and play along with some...
*BTS North-East Trombone Day* Sunday 21 May 10pm-5pm Featuring: : *Jiggs Whigham* - internationally acclaimed jazz soloist *Chris Houlding* - Principal Trombone Opera North, RNCM, Former BTS President Massed Blow...
Phil Tarrant, BTS Central South Regional Representative, is hosting this year's annual Tutti Trombones event from 10.00am to 6.30pm on Sunday 21 May 2006 at the Oxfordshire County Music Service Centre for Music...
Joseph Alessi, Principal Trombone of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra will give a masterclass in Yeovil on Saturday 15th April. Alessi is in the country to perform the premiere of Bramwell Tovey's Trombone...
This week Bob Hughes will be directing the Royal Academy of Music's Trombone Choir and presenting a joint concert and workshop at the Latymer School, London. Thursday 6th April 2006 12.30-1.30pm The Great...