10 min listen
Russell Scarbrough - Composer, Arranger, Trombonist and Educator
Russell Scarbrough - Composer, Arranger, Trombonist and Educator
ratings:
Length:
98 minutes
Released:
Apr 26, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies and Jazz Ensemble Director at Houghton University Russell Scarbrough is a composer, bandleader, trombonist, and educator. His works have been performed by symphonies, orchestras, big bands, jazz ensembles, and soloists alike on a multitude of stages, at schools and universities, Carnegie Hall, and the steps of the US Capital. Russell and I get nostalgic and walk down memory lane in this episode. Tune in and reminisce with us about choosing our first instruments in school and making the trek home with our cumbersome choices. While swapping stories from the jazz band, we discuss the changing landscape of jazz education, and what Russell learned by playing along with borrowed records from the public library. Russell shares the trials and joys of writing for jazz musicians, who each have their own voice and we debate whether a composition is there to serve the needs of the musician or the soloist is there to serve the piece.
Released:
Apr 26, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (51)
The Origins of The Playful Musician: In this short episode Steve reveals the origins of the podcast, how it came to be and the intention going forward. by The Playful Musician