A new video game allows users to play a virtual trombone to the music of some familiar favorites. Players get feedback ranging from "nasty" to "perfecto" - making Trombone Champ a tootin' good time.

Watching jazz trombonist Michael Dease improvise solos in front of a wailing big band is like watching a high-flying trapeze artist. He soars to great heights, takes huge risks, depends on the team ...

Similar to Guitar Hero and Rock Band, Trombone Champ throws a stream of notes at you and it’s your job to hit them at the right time. But hitting the notes accurately is a tricky challenge that takes ...

*For more than two decades – and counting – trombonist and recording extraordinaire Jeff “Mr. Trombone” Bradshaw has been boldly mixing musical sounds and styles rooted in soul, R&B, jazz, hip-hop, ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by We asked several trombone players what they made of the popular new game, which laughs both at and with their instrument. Spoiler: They like it, too.

Trombone Champ asks a very simple, yet radical question: What if you played the trombone? If you’ve played Guitar Hero or Rock Band games before, then you know how challenging musical instrument ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue will play the Tipitina’s stage for the first time since 2015 in two months as part of the Shorty Fest benefit show announced Tuesday (Aug. 17) by ...

In the span of seven studio albums — the first three released on the small independent label Treme Records — Trombone Shorty has reached the pinnacle for a New Orleans musician. Leading his 10-person ...

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 ...

Ross Holcombe discovered trombone in middle school when he joined the school band. "I had signed up for P.E. as my elective class, but a friend convinced me to take band with him instead," he recalls.