The Blair Brass Quintet will perform their Spring recital in Turner Hall at the Blair School of Music. Program will include works by a variety of composers. Stay tuned for more info!

I’ll be performing my 2023-24 faculty recital at Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music on Sunday, March 3 at 3pm in Turner Recital Hall.

I’ll be performing

• Jim David’s Three Summits Concerto with David Rodgers

• Joe Buono’s Elegy

• my first live performance in Nashville of Kevin Day’s Aurora with the Vanderbilt Trombone Ensemble

• Collaborations with my Senior students

• more TBD!

The concert will be free and open to the public, but reservations are required for entry. More info and livestream link available at Blair.vanderbilt.edu

The Blair Brass Quintet will perform their Fall recital in Turner Hall at the Blair School of Music. Program will include works by Viktor Ewald, Paquito D’Rivera, Enrique Crespo, and more! This will be the first Vanderbilt performance for our new professor of tuba and euphonium, Dr. Bethany Wiese.

I’ll be performing Hyldgaard’s “Rapsodia Borealis” with conductor Rubén Dario Gomez and the SIU-Edwardsville Wind Symphony.

I’ll be giving a masterclass and performing a solo recital at Lee University in Cleveland, TN. The masterclass is scheduled for 10:30am and the concert will be 2pm. Both events are scheduled for Squires Recital Hall.

I’m thrilled to be performing the world premiere of Ryan Middagh’s new concerto for trumpet, trombone, and wind symphony “Tomorrow Will Be Our Last Sunny Day” alongside my Vanderbilt colleague Jose Sibaja and the Vanderbilt Wind Symphony. We’ll be led by Maestro Thomas Verrier, and the performance will be at the CBDNA National Conference on the campus of University of Georgia. More info at https://www.cbdnaathens.com

I’ll be performing a highly collaborative faculty recital at Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music on Sunday, 1/29 at 6pm in Turner Recital Hall.

I’ll be performing

• the Genzmer Sonata for Trombone and Organ with Malcolm Matthews

• Andrew Markel’s Souq! for trombone and clarinet with Mariam Adam

• the world premiere of Evan Zegeil’s Event Horizon for trombone, cimbasso, and heavy metal band with Jarrett McCourt

• Eric Ewazen’s Angel of Dreamers with Tyler Nelson

• and more!

The concert will be free and open to the public. More info and livestream link available at Blair.vanderbilt.edu

I’ll be working with the trombone students of the Juilliard School on Friday, January 13th, from 6-7:30pm.

I’ll be performing the world premiere of Ricardo Molla’s newest concerto for two trombones and orchestra, “Awakening”, alongside my friend and former Vienna Philharmonic colleague, Ian Bousfield. We’ll be performing with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Ahmed El Saedi.

More info at www.cairo-symphony.com

I’ll be performing Søren Hyldgaard’s gorgeous and exciting Rapsodia Borealis with the Banda de Conciertos de San José under the baton of Dr. Thomas Verrier. We’ll be performing in San José, Costa Rica.

This recital was originally scheduled to take place in February 2022, but was postponed due to a family emergency.

Under the theme of “Trombone is Fun”, I will perform a varied program of (mostly) uplifting, inspiring, and fun selections. Program will also feature Blair’s professor of percussion, Ji Hye Jung, long-time collaborator David Rodgers, and current students Jonathan Salcedo, Riley Borklund, Austin Root, and Liam Barron. Works by Kevin Day, Barbara York, Alexander Bonus, Jonathan Salcedo, Thom Ritter George, and Ruben Dario Gomez.

The concert is free and open to the public, and will be held in Turner Recital Hall at the Blair School of Music in Nashville TN. The event will also be live-streamed from the Blair website (https://blair.vanderbilt.edu/live-streams.php)

I’m honored to have been asked to perform Appermont’s Colors with the University of Tennessee Wind Ensemble, the top concert band at my alma mater. This concert will be the final concert for Director of Bands, Dr. Don Ryder, who was one of my primary influences in my undergraduate studies. Dr. Ryder is retiring, and this concert will be a celebration of his massive legacy and impact at UTK.

For more info visit https://calendar.utk.edu/event/ut_concert_band_symphonic_band?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=University+of+Tennessee%2C+Knoxville#.YcIaDi-B0Q8

I’ll be giving a masterclass and performing a solo recital at Arkansas State University. Stay tuned for more details!

I’m thrilled to be a part of this wonderful event, hosted by long-time friend and fellow Tennessean Dr. Ben McIlwain, and in collaboration with Karen Cubides Agency. I’ll be giving a masterclass on BODY MIND SPIRIT, soloing with the USM Trombone Choir, and performing Ricardo Molla’s Concerto for Two Trombones with Dr. McIlwain and the USM Orchestra. Check out frettedslide.com/tromboneday to get all the info and to register for this unforgettable event. Oh, and I forgot to mention… my friends Joseph Alessi, Nick Laufer, Karen Cubides, and Ricardo Molla will be there too!

I’ll be giving a masterclass, a BODY MIND SPIRIT lecture, and performing a solo recital at Murray State University in Murray, KY. My recital will feature a performance of Kevin Day’s “Aurora” with the Murray State trombone ensemble.

I’m thrilled to perform Anthony Barfield’s Red Sky with the UMKC Conservatory Wind Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Joe Parisi. The concert is at 7:30p on Thursday, October 21st.

More info at https://calendar.umkc.edu/conservatory

I’ll be performing a solo recital at UMKC Conservatory on Wednesday, October 20th, 2021 in White Hall. The program will include works by Turner, Ewazen, York, Sipher, Strauss, and Mahler.

More info at https://calendar.umkc.edu/conservatory

I’ll be giving a masterclass at UMKC Conservatory on Tuesday, October 19th, 2021 from 5-6:30pm in Grant Recital Hall.

More info at https://calendar.umkc.edu/conservatory

I’m honored to be doing two main events at this year’s International Trombone Festival in Columbus, GA!

On the 2nd day of the Festival, I’ll be giving a talk about my BODY MIND SPIRIT Method and how it can help musicians perform, practice, and build careers more holistically, effectively, and sustainably.

I’m honored to be doing two main events at this year’s International Trombone Festival in Columbus, GA!

On the first day of the festival I’ll be performing a concert of predominantly new works, including 3 world premieres.

Works will include:

• Aurora for trombone solo and trombone octet accompaniment by Kevin Day, with the Vanderbilt Trombone Ensemble (world premiere)

• Sonata in One Movement by Kevin Day, with David M Rodgers, piano (world premiere)

• Caño Cristales by Rubén Dario Gomez, with Ji Hye Jung, vibraphone (world premiere)

• Tresin Terra by David M Rodgers

• Secure. Contain. Protect.: Sonata for Trombone and Piano by James M David