J.J. Johnson

J.J. Johnson

male, deceased (2001)
Third Stream trombonist, From Indianapolis, Indiana, music arranger, Americanjazztrombonist, Bebop trombonist, Hard-bop trombonist…American, jazz, African American, jazz musician, Jazz trombonist
J.J. Johnson (born James Louis Johnson) in Indianapolis, Indiana, (January 22, 1924 - February 4, 2001), was a United States jazz trombonist,...
Jack Teagarden

Jack Teagarden

male, deceased (1964)
Mainstream jazz trombonist, Swing trombonist, Dixieland trombonist, buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Americanjazztrombonist, Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries…Trombonist, jazz, American, Jazz trombonist, jazz musician
Weldon Leo "Jack" Teagarden (August 20, 1905-January 15, 1964) was an influential jazz trombonist and vocalist. Born in Vernon, Texas, his brothers...
Tommy Dorsey

Tommy Dorsey

male, deceased (1956)
Big band bandleader, Swing trumpeter, Swing bandleader, Swing trombonist, Americanjazztrombonist, American jazz bandleader…jazz, Trombonist, Jazz bandleader, Jazz trombonist, American
Tommy Dorsey (November 19 1905 - November 26 1956) was an American jazz trombonist, trumpeter and bandleader in the Big Band era. He was the...
Steve Turre

Steve Turre

male, 61 years old
musician, From Omaha, Nebraska, great barrier reef, Americanjazztrombonist, middle C, caribbean…Mexican American, jazz musician, American, Jazz trombonist, Trombonist
Steve Turre (born September 12, 1948 in Omaha, Nebraska) is an internationally renowned trombonist, recording artist, arranger, and educator. In...
Billy Eckstine

Billy Eckstine

male, deceased (1993)
Americanjazztrombonist, American jazz bandleader, American jazz trumpeter, ballad, swing era, trumpet…jazz guitarist, Jazz trombonist, jazz singer, Jazz bandleader, jazz musician
Billy Eckstine (8 July,1914-8 March, 1993), born William Clerance Eckstein in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was a...
Frank Rosolino

Frank Rosolino

male, deceased (1978)
Americanjazztrombonist, Tower of Power, Jazz trombonist, big band, trombone, Trombonist…jazz, American, jazz musician
Frank Rosolino (August 20 1926 - November 26 1978) was an American jazz trombonist. Born in Detroit, Michigan, in a family that included brothers...
Dicky Wells

Dicky Wells

male, deceased (1985)
Count Basie Orchestra member, Swing trombonist, Americanjazztrombonist, William Wells, Teddy Hill, jazz…Trombonist, Jazz trombonist
William Wells, (June 10, 1907 - November 12, 1985), more famous under the name of Dicky Wells (sometimes Dickie Wells), was an American jazz...
Carl Fontana

Carl Fontana

male, deceased (2003)
Cool jazz trombonist, Americanjazztrombonist, Death from Alzheimer's Disease, jazz, trombone, Trombonist…Jazz trombonist, American, jazz musician
Carl Charles Fontana (July 18 1928 - October 9 2003) was a jazz trombonist. His influence among jazz trombonists in the latter half of the 20th...
J. C. Higginbotham

J. C. Higginbotham

male, deceased (1973)
Swing trombonist, Dixieland trombonist, Americanjazztrombonist, Swinging, American, swing…jazz, Trombonist, Jazz trombonist, jazz musician
J. C. (Jack) Higginbotham (1906-1973) was an American jazz trombonist. His playing was robust and swinging. In the 1930s and 1940s he played with...
Curtis Fuller

Curtis Fuller

male, 74 years old
Hard-bop trombonist, Mainstream jazz trombonist, Count Basie Orchestra member, Americanjazztrombonist, hard bop, Prestige Records…American, jazz, Trombonist, Jazz trombonist, jazz musician
Curtis DuBois Fuller (born in Detroit, December 15, 1934) is a United States hard bop trombonist. Fuller's parents were Jamaican and died when he...