Whenever legendary jazz musicians Slide Hampton and Harold Betters got together or spoke over the phone, the renowned trombonists frequently spoke of their Western Pennsylvania roots, said Betters’ ...

Slide Hampton's Trombone All-Stars. When: Tomorrow through Sunday, 9 and 11 p.m. Where: Village Vanguard, 178 Seventh Ave. South, New York. How much: $25 music charge, $10 minimum. Call (212) 255-4037 ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Birdland has announced jazz programming at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland ...

For Drum Suite, Slide Hampton set out to make an album to feature the drumming of Max Roach, but he accomplished much more: a display of why teamwork is at the essence of powerful jazz. Besides the ...

Since he was a jazz-crazed college student in the 1960s, David Ferreira, pianist for the local Jazz Arts Group, has seen legendary trombonist Slide Hampton perform many times. But the show most ...

Category 49 - Best Large Jazz Ensemble The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra The Way, Music of Slide Hampton Category 82 - Best Instrumental Composition The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra Past, Present and Future from ...

Slide Hampton, the veteran trombonist who guested with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra at the IAJE last month and wrote all the music on their The Way, is a J.J. Johnson man, although he uses more ...