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Steve Davis: “Just Try to Play the Language… Don’t Necessarily Be Stuck on Trombone Stuff”

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Steve Davis is one of the most prominent trombonists on the New York jazz scene, where he leads his own bands in addition to having worked with the Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, Jackie McLean, Chick Corea, Larry Willis, Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars, Jimmy Heath, Ron Carter, Freddie Hubbard, Horace Silver, Cedar Walton, Harold Mabern, René McLean, Roy Hargrove, Christian McBride, Nat Reeves, Willie Jones III, One For All Featuring Eric Alexander, and many others.

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To Buzz or Not to Buzz — That Is Not the Only Question

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The practice of buzzing has become a divisive pedagogical practice in the brass world. One side, the “pro-buzzing” community, argues that buzzing on the mouthpiece away from the instrument can help players improve intonation and lip vibration. The “anti-buzzing” group believes that buzzing is potentially harmful, encouraging bad habits that will manifest when the player introduces the actual instrument.

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David Rejano: “Listen to Good Music, Not Only to Trombone Music”

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David Rejano (principal trombone of the Los Angeles Philharmonic) is a musician who has stood out since he was very young, being a member of Daniel Barenboim’s West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, graduating with a special prize at the Paris Conservatory with Gilles Millière, and being principal trombone of prominent European orchestras since he was 19 years old.

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