Modern
Origin of "Modern"
Due to the ever changing of genres, this website has grouped all genres from jazz fusion all the way through jazz that's being played today into one era/genre titled "Modern". The reason it's layered this way is because as stated in the hard bop section, many jazz players often play more than one genre. Also, previous genres of jazz are still being played today. Even jazz players from the 1950s era, such as Miles Davis himself, adapted to new genres as the jazz timeline went on. In summary, all the genres past hard bop try to include elements from other genres such as funk, pop, etc. into their music. The trombonists list below still play to this day and play a variety of genres.
Influential Trombonists
Wycliffe Gordon
Wycliffe Gordon was born in Waynesboro, Georgia in 1967. His father, Lucius Gordon, introduced him to music and he helped Wycliffe developed a passion for jazz at the age of 13. He was a member of the McDonald's All-American High School Band in 1984. Gordon has played with a variety of jazz musicians, especially with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. Wycliffe Gordon possesses a mixed bag of astonishing techniques from plunger mute playing all the way to slide trombone playing. Gordon also plays a variety of instruments besides trombone which include the trumpet, tuba, and baritone.
Wycliffe Gordon
In this jazz session, you can see Gordon demonstrating his
multitalented musical genius on more than one instrument. Gordon
opens the song by playing the head on a typical tenor trombone.
Next, he takes a couple of choruses with a miniature trombone called
the soprano trombone. He does some scatting, and finally, he ends
the tune with a trombone cadenza.
Upcoming Dates for Wycliffe Gordon
| Date | Venue | City/State |
|---|---|---|
| 11/03/21-11/04/21 | Arizona State University | Tempe,AZ |
| 11/24/21-11/28/21 | Dizzy's Coca-Cola Club | New York,NY |
| 01/16/22 | St. Gregory's Episcopal Church | Boca Raton,FL |
| 01/17/22-01/24/22 | The Jazz Cruise | Miami, FL |
Please visit wycliffegordon.com/gigs/in order to see more events.
Ryan Porter
Ryan Porter is not your typical swing artist. His style consists of different genres such as hip-hop, funk, and jazz. He was born in Los Angeles, California in 1979 and has played the trombone at the age of ten years old. When high school came along, he has played in a multi-school competitive jazz ensemble alongside saxophonist Kamasi Washington who he will later do some recordings with. He went on to attend New York's Manhattan School of Music and has studied with trombone legend Steve Turre. After graduation, he has found work by recording with Snoop Dogg, Stevie Wonder, the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, and many others.
Kamasi Washington featuring Ryan Porter
Just by the open phrases, you can tell that jazz has changed a lot
from hard bop. Porter takes the opening solo after the head. You can
tell how different it sounds from earlier times not only by the way
they mic him, but also by his soloing technique he uses in this
song. Porter uses a combine of simple, but fast phrases that sort of
emulates JJ Johnson, but he also uses trills and melodic phrases
through on out.