Bennie Green had a distinctive trombone. He played in a powdery, insistent staccato style seasoned with the Chicago blues. A member of the challenging Earl “Fatha" Hines and Charlie Ventura bands in ...

Bennie Green had a distinctive trombone. He played in a powdery, insistent staccato style seasoned with the Chicago blues. A member of the challenging Earl “Fatha" Hines and Charlie Ventura bands in ...

Benny Powell, a trombonist who performed or recorded with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Screamin’ Jay Hawkins but who was best known for his long tenure with Count Basie’s big band, died on ...

Trombone Shorty shows are known for being high-energy New Orleans-style shindigs with a funky and (loud) soundtrack. Friday, ...

For Urbie Green, it all started with a beat-up hand-me-down trombone. The legendary, arguably the most sought after trombonist in the business, who’s worked with such luminaries as Woody Herman ...

Playlist. Presenter: Linton Chiswick Producer: Peggy Sutton Includes interviews with: Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Ken Peplowski, Loren Schoenberg, Dick Johnson, Marian McPartland ...