tanager   birds & bones trombone   by jeanne hartman

Trombone anyone?????

I became fascinated with the trombone as soon as I saw my first band concert.  How do they find the notes?  There are no keys.  I got to hold my first trombone at age 3 and I finally started playing trombone around 6th grade when my cousin Ronnie finally got out of high school and I got to use his OLDS trombone.  It was quite a change after playing clarinet and saxophone "all my life", and I'm still wondering how to find the notes....... 

                                        tbone         house of blues

           I've come a little ways since then.  Above is me playing at the House of Blues on Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles.  It's always a fun gig.

             Below are a couple photos of my cat Kaley helping me practice, me playing at Disneyland with the Pomona Concert Band (an annual event)
        and me playing at the no longer in existence Crystal Cathedral (on national tv).

       Kaley            Disney    Cathedral

            Link to me soling on "Someone To Watch Over Me" with the Great American Swing Band 

 

 

Additional Links to some of my favorite music sites:

KJAZZ - my favorite jazz radio station
Bones West - a great group of trombone players
Pomona Concert Band
Great American Swing Band
Bones Apart - my favorite quartet playing Stars and Stripes (you tube)
Me finishing a Christmas program at Foothill Bible Church (you tube)  as filmed by my friend Phil.
A Song for Japan (you tube) from trombonists all over the world
Beethoven's 5th - directed by a 3 year old (you tube)

 

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