If you’ve never heard of a bass trombone, you’re probably not alone. It usually makes its home in the back row of the orchestra with the other low brass instruments, rarely getting any solo time. “The ...

It’ll be a homecoming of sorts when an Iowa native musician returns to Ames to perform this weekend. John Engelkes grew up in Parkersburg and now plays bass trombone with the San Francisco Symphony.

KALAMAZOO--Five trombone students in the Western Michigan University School of Music hit high notes in recent international competitions, with three of them heading to Paris as a result. Bowman, ...

He recorded for Nelson Riddle, Frank Sinatra, Stan Kenton and John Williams and can be heard on the soundtrack for 'Jaws' By Mike Barnes Senior Editor After a long battle with multiple sclerosis, ...

George M. Roberts, the master musician known as "Mr. Bass Trombone" whose melodic sound can be heard on Nelson Riddle-arranged albums for Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, has died. He was 86. By Mike ...