Whilst the use of tuba in jazz – and it’s close relative the sousaphone – was a central part of the early New Orleans style, it has since become a more niche musical instrument in the genre. But hold on! That doesn’t mean, though, that there isn’t a long line of iconic tubists to discover, …
The trombone is a highly distinctive musical instrument from the brass family which has been a central part of jazz music for more than 100 years now! In this article we enlist some expert help to look at the best jazz trombones you can buy today, as well as who played them. As you might …
When it comes to the history of jazz, the front-line of saxophone and trumpet seem to take a lot of the glory. But one instrument which has been consistently present, from the very beginning through to the modern day, is the trombone. In this article, we’ve taken a chronological look at some of the most …