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 ...

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 ...

My first experiences with the trombone involved a lot of hate. My elementary-school band director prodded me into playing the trombone. And when I say "prodded," I mean she practically manhandled me ...

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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 ...