Composers and arrangers of these pieces include some of the most innovative and respected voices of the genre, such as Clare Fischer, Bill Dobbins, Jim Snidero, Heiner Wiberny, and Joey Sellers. The variety of jazz styles covered in this volume include medium swing, funk, bossa, fast swing, and Afro-Cuban feels. The CD which accompanies this text provides a helpful aural guide, enabling the trombonist to listen to each example or to play along with the recording. These insightful comments are conveyed by taking a detailed look at seven compositions and addressing the specific challenges of each work. Topics covered include the distinct roles of lead and section players in a big band playing with a cohesive section sound and performing with an even sense of balance, intonation, and rhythmic feel.
#JOIN TOGETHER IN THE BAND HOW TO#
How to Play Lead Trombone in a Big Band by Mark Kellogg is an annotated guide written to help trombonists explore the joys and challenges of playing in a large jazz ensemble. How to Play Lead Trombone in a Big Band offers tips, suggestions, examples and a play along CD to help you put it all together. His astonishing skills at the keyboard and back-up vocals enable Come Together to cover songs with complex orchestration, while adding tremendous depth to the band’s overall sound.Improvisation is at the heart of jazz, but knowing how to play stylistically correct in a large jazz ensemble is also a necessity. Here in Pittsburgh, Scott was the organist for the Pittsburgh Penguins and a member of the Penguin’s house band, The Blue Line Band, for three years. He has played with a number of national artists including The Temptations, The Drifters, Bo Diddley, Jackie Evancho, Kristen Chenoweth, The Coasters, Ronnie Specter, Lou Christie, Leslie Gore, The Shirelles, Little Anthony, Sam Moore (Sam & Dave), Peter Noone, Barbara Lewis, Frankie Ford, Len Barry, Bryan Hyland, Tommy Roe, The Crystals & Jay and the Americans. His work as a composer has garnered two Emmy awards and five nominations as well as a Telly Award.
#JOIN TOGETHER IN THE BAND PROFESSIONAL#
The sole music professional in the band, Scott is one of the most accomplished and sought-after musicians in the region. Scott Anderson joined Come Together in 2012, playing keyboard and singing back-up vocals. For newer listeners, it’s a taste of what made The Beatles the greatest rock ‘n roll band of all time. For those who grew up with The Beatles, it’s a joyful trip back in time. The highest compliment they get is when an audience member says, “You sound just like them!” When Come Together plays, the dance floor is crowded and the audience sings along. Today, Come Together plays at various corporate events, regional clubs, private parties, fund-raising concerts, and country club themed party events throughout the area. Then in 2015, Joe Waslousky, a well-known drummer in the Pittsburgh area, joined to make sure Ringo’s sound is preserved in the band’s renditions. Scott, an award-winning musician and composer, expanded the group’s repertoire to include numbers with sophisticated orchestration.
In 2012, the guys were fortunate in having keyboardist Scott Anderson join the band. Four of the original members – Tom Flaherty, Dennis Snyder, Lou Valli and Bill Zalewski – are still with Come Together. After playing for a year or two for family and friends at the infamous “Barn”, the bands public debut was at Pittsburgh’s Hard Rock Café in August, 2004.
But their loyalty to the Beatles never faded, and their musical abilities improved. Their music eventually took a back seat to college, careers and families. Two of the band’s members, Dennis Snyder and Lou Valli, started playing Beatles music together in junior high, jamming in Dennis’s basement.
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