The Lonely Trombonist
In the world of jazz education, for some strange reason, the band is usually made up of ten trumpets, close to fifty saxophones, multiple drummers, two or three bass players, five guitarists, three piano players, a vibes player, four percussionists, aand army of vocalists,
…and ONE trombonist.
What-the-WHAT? Is it because the trombone is the perfect instrument and its perfection scares off everyone? Is it ineffective promotion campaigns (who came up with the moniker “sackbut” anyway?) or is it just the fact that playing trombone makes the musician TOO popular?
Alas…it is a mystery…
