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Jazz trombonists

143 jazz musicians in the atlas play trombone, including Glenn Miller, Charles Mingus, Tommy Dorsey, Arturo Sandoval and J. J. Johnson. Open a profile for dates, discography and line-ups.

Glenn Miller 1904–1944 · American band leader, arranger, and composer (1904–1944) Charles Mingus 1922–1979 · American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader… Tommy Dorsey 1905–1956 · American big band leader and musician Arturo Sandoval b. 1949 · Cuban jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer J. J. Johnson 1924–2001 · American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924–2001) Willie Colón 1950–2026 · American musician Nelson Riddle 1921–1985 · American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator… Charles Rogers 1904–1999 · American actor and jazz musician (1904-1999) Ray Conniff 1916–2002 · American bandleader and arranger best known for his Ray… Billy Eckstine 1914–1993 · American musician (1914–1993) Ward Kimball 1914–2002 · American animator (1914-2002) Johnny Mandel 1925–2020 · American composer and arranger of popular songs, film… Albert Mangelsdorff 1928–2005 · German jazz trombonist (1928–2005) Chris Barber 1930–2021 · English trombonist (1930–2021) Kid Ory 1886–1973 · American jazz trombonist (1886–1973) Jack Teagarden 1905–1964 · American jazz trombonist and singer (1905–1964) Bert Kaempfert 1923–1980 · German orchestra leader, multi-instrumentalist, music… Kai Winding 1922–1983 · Danish-born American jazz composer and trombonist Randy Brecker b. 1945 · American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-) Bob Brookmeyer 1929–2011 · American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and… Curtis Fuller 1934–2021 · American jazz musician (1932–2021) Conrad Janis 1928–2022 · American actor and musician (1928–2022) Nils Landgren b. 1956 · Swedish musician Slide Hampton 1932–2021 · American trombonist (1932–2021) Melba Liston 1926–1999 · American jazz trombonist, musical arranger, and composer… Jaki Byard 1922–1999 · American musician (1922-1999) Roswell Rudd 1935–2017 · American jazz trombonist and composer (1935–2017) Juan Tizol 1900–1984 · Puerto Rican trombonist and composer (1900–1984) Danny Thompson 1939–2025 · English double bassist (1939–2025) Fred Wesley b. 1943 · American jazz trombonist Trummy Young 1912–1984 · American jazz trombonist (1912–1984) Urbie Green 1926–2018 · American jazz trombonist (1926–2018) Trombone Shorty b. 1986 · American trombone player Don Ellis 1934–1978 · American jazz musician (1934-1978) Brian Culbertson b. 1973 · American musician Vinko Globokar b. 1934 · Slovenian musician Rob McConnell 1935–2010 · Canadian jazz musician (1935–2010) George Lewis b. 1952 · American composer, performer, and music scholar Bennie Green 1923–1977 · American jazz trombonist (1923–1977) Jimmy Knepper 1927–2003 · American jazz trombonist (1927–2003) Annie Whitehead b. 1955 · English trombonist Tyree Glenn 1912–1974 · American recording artist; trombonist (1912–1974) Peter Herbolzheimer 1935–2010 · German musician (1935-2010) Jimmy Cleveland 1926–2008 · American jazz trombonist (1926-2008) Frank Rosolino 1926–1978 · American jazz trombonist (1926–1978) Tom Malone b. 1947 · American musician Al Grey 1925–2000 · American jazz musician (1925–2000) Miff Mole 1898–1961 · American jazz musician (1898–1961) Leo Arnaud 1904–1991 · French-American arranger and composer of "Bugler's Dream"… James Morrison b. 1962 · Australian jazz musician Ray Anderson b. 1952 · American jazz trombonist Lawrence Brown 1907–1988 · jazz trombonist (1907-1988) Bill Watrous 1939–2018 · American trombonist (1939–2018) Sammy Nestico 1924–2021 · American composer and arranger (1924–2021) Carl Fontana 1928–2003 · American musician (1928–2003) David Baker 1931–2016 · American jazz composer, trombonist, professor of music and… Tricky Sam Nanton 1904–1946 · American musician (1904–1946) Dick Halligan 1943–2022 · American musician and composer (1943–2022) Steve Turre b. 1948 · American jazz trombonist Mike Zwerin 1930–2010 · American jazz musician (1930-2010) Eje Thelin 1938–1990 · Swedish trombonist (1938–1990) Delfeayo Marsalis b. 1965 · American trombonist Nick Evans b. 1947 · Welsh jazz and progressive rock trombonist Joseph Bowie b. 1953 · American jazz musician George Lewis 1900–1968 · American musician (1900–1968) Frode Thingnæs 1940–2012 · Norwegian jazz musician (1940-2012) Buddy Morrow 1919–2010 · American trombonist and bandleader (1919–2010) George Brunies 1902–1974 · American musician (1902-1974) Quentin Jackson 1909–1976 · American musician (1909–1976) Anthony Coleman b. 1955 · American musician Peter Lipa b. 1943 · Slovak composer, manager, presenter and singer Vic Dickenson 1906–1984 · American jazz trombonist (1906–1984) Wilton Felder 1940–2015 · American musician (1940–2015) Robin Eubanks b. 1955 · American musician Ted Heath 1902–1969 · British musician (1900–1969) Wycliffe Gordon b. 1967 · American musician Gianluca Petrella b. 1975 · Italian jazz trombonist Tom McIntosh 1927–2017 · American musician (1927–2017) Meco 1939–2023 · American musician (1939–2023) Grachan Moncur III 1937–2022 · American jazz trombonist (1937–2022) Wilbur de Paris 1900–1973 · American musician (1900–1973) Julian Priester b. 1935 · American jazz trombonist Harry Betts 1922–2012 · American jazz trombonist (1922-2012) Paul Rutherford 1940–2007 · English free improvising trombonist Hannes Bauer 1954–2016 · German jazz trombonist (1954-2016) Dan Barrett b. 1955 · American musician Bill Harris 1916–1973 · American jazz trombonist (1916–1973) Larry Clinton 1909–1985 · American musician (1909–1985) Erling Kroner 1943–2011 · Danish musician (1943–2011) Knut Kiesewetter 1941–2016 · German musician (1941–2016) Craig S. Harris b. 1953 · American musician Jiggs Whigham b. 1943 · American jazz trombonist Emile Christian 1895–1973 · American musician (1895–1973) Paul Tanner 1917–2013 · American trombonist (1917–2013) Benny Morton 1907–1985 · American musician (1907-1985) Eddie Bert 1922–2012 · American musician (1922-2012) William Russo 1928–2003 · American musician (1928–2003) Tom Brown 1888–1958 · New Orleans dixieland jazz trombonist (1888-1958) Raul de Souza 1934–2021 · Brazilian musician (1934-2021) Grover Mitchell 1930–2003 · American trombonist (1930–2003) Wayne Henderson 1939–2014 · American trombonist and record producer (1939–2014) Don Sebesky 1937–2023 · American jazz musician (1937–2023) Bobby Sherwood 1914–1981 · American actor and trumpeter (1914-1980) Pee Wee Hunt 1907–1979 · American musician (1907-1979) Helge Sunde b. 1965 · Norwegian jazz trombonist Conrad Herwig b. 1959 · American musician Eddie Durham 1906–1987 · American musician (1906-1987) Benny Powell 1930–2010 · American jazz trombonist (1930–2010) Will Bradley 1912–1989 · American trombonist (1912–1989) Michel Massot b. 1960 · Belgian musician Curtis Fowlkes 1950–2023 · American musician (1950–2023) Åke Persson 1932–1975 · Swedish musician François Guin b. 1938 · French conductor and trumpeter Radu Malfatti b. 1943 · Austrian trombone player and composer Olle Holmquist 1936–2020 · Swedish musician J. 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Higginbotham 1906–1973 · Jazz trombonist (1906-1973) Glenn Ferris b. 1950 · American jazz trombonist Jim Robinson 1892–1976 · American musician (1892–1976) Jonas Gwangwa 1937–2021 · South African musician (1937-2021) Ron Collier 1930–2003 · Canadian jazz trombonist, bandleader, composer, arranger… Bruce Fowler b. 1947 · American musician Herbie Harper 1920–2012 · American musician (1920-2012) Britt Woodman 1920–2000 · American jazz trombonist (1920-2000) Turk Murphy 1915–1987 · American jazz trombonist, band leader (1915–1987) Michael Gibbs b. 1937 · Rhodesian born English jazz composer Earle Hagen 1919–2008 · American composer who created music for movies and… Don Lusher 1923–2006 · British musician (1923–2006) Dave Bargeron 1942–2025 · American trombonist and tuba player most famous for… Bob Enevoldsen 1920–2005 · American musician (1920–2005) Jimmy Archey 1902–1967 · American musician (1902–1967) Leo Watson 1898–1950 · musician (1898-1950) Merritt Brunies 1895–1973 · American musician (1895-1973) Buster Cooper 1929–2016 · American trombonist Warren Covington 1921–1999 · American big band trombonist (1921–1999) Bill Reichenbach Jr. b. 1949 · American musician Art Baron b. 1950 · American musician Honoré Dutrey 1894–1935 · American musician (1894-1935) Jimmy Harrison 1900–1931 · American jazz musician (1900–1931) Charlie Irvis 1899–1939 · American musician (1899–1939) Charlie Green 1900–1936 · American jazz trombonist (1900–1936) Nat Peck 1925–2015 · American musician (1925–2015) Garnett Brown 1936–2021 · American musician (1936–2021) Richard Boone 1930–1999 · American singer (1930–1999)