Ask any lay listener to list the most influential jazz saxophonists of the 20th Century and you're likely to come up with a short list including Coltrane, Bird and a few others. But, ask an educated ...

For many trombonists, the long, sliding brass instrument wasn't their first choice when opting for a part in the school band. But the trombone has grown on them. "I didn't pick the trombone, the ...

A robot to play one of the most unwieldy and challenging brass instruments. Find out if things took a slide... With a mouthpiece that relies on a pair of lips to create vibrations, along with its ...

Say “trombone” and what comes to mind? Kids in red-and-gold uniforms and plumed hats, high-stepping along with their 76 gleaming instruments in “The Music Man.” Or maybe the back row of players in a ...