trombonist
Noun
Meaning
trombonist (plural trombonists)
A person who plays the trombone.
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Examples
A band he co-led with trombonist Kid Ory was considered to be New Orleans' hottest and best in the late 1910s.
A handsome but poor trombonist, Nanki-Poo, arrives and introduces himself ("A wand'ring minstrel I").
According to Knepper, this ruined his embouchure and resulted in the permanent loss of the top octave of his range on the trombone – a significant handicap for any professional trombonist.
A person who plays the trombone is called a trombonist or trombone player.
Career In 1947 Cooper got his big break with Miff Ferrie, at that time trombonist in a band called The Jackdaws, who booked him to appear as the second-spot comedian in a show starring the sand dance act Marqueeze and the Dance of the Seven Veils.
Other groups such as the 1984ensemble, which was formed in 2013 by trombonist Kris Reeder in Oxford, featuring musicians from the Oxford Improvisers have expanded free-improvisation, using live electronic and acoustic instruments with computers.