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Nate Mayland

NATE MAYLAND has recently performed with The Maria Schneider Orchestra, Natalie Merchant, and Chris Thile, and Jennifer Wharton's star-studded BONEGASM - a jazz trombone quartet featuring the writing of Jim McNeely, Renee Rosnes, John Fedchock, Alan Ferber and more. The groups most recent album, "Grit & Grace" was released in 2023 and has received high praise from listeners and reviewers. 

Nate composes for his own group The Wishbone Project, BONEGASM, The Kat Gang Quartet, The Band of Bones, and others.

He has performed and toured with The Maria Schneider Orchestra, The Knights Orchestra, The International Contemporary Ensemble, and others. He has performed the Tomasi Trombone Concerto live on the radio with The Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra, and enjoys the NYC freelance classical world. He studied under the legendary Edward Kleinhammer, M. Dee Stewart, Scott Hartmann, Sam Burtis and David Baker. ​​​


Other Experience Includes:

  • Touring with groups The Knights Orchestra, Southside Johnny and The AsburyJ ukes, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, The Four Tops, The Temptations, The Funk Brothers feat. Jack Ashford, The Gene Krupa Orchestra, The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, and The Cab Calloway Orchestra.
  • Recording with Harry Connick, Jr. (Your Songs 2009), Rob Zappulla, Lang Lang, BONEGASM, Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg, Southside Johnny and TheAsbury Jukes, NancySinatra, The Astoria Trombones, The Cab CallowayOrchestra, The FunkBrothers (feat. Jack Ashford), Edy Martinez, , RonSunshine, Craig Dreyer and The Fiends, Nebate Isles Quartet, Billy Fox LatinEnsemble, and others.
  • Recorded title track for the film King ofHearts sung byDanny Aeillo, arranged by Tim Ouimette.
  • Performing with Johnny Mathis, Peter Cetera, JoshGroban, John Allred,David Baker, Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg,Eddie Bert, EddySantiago,Billy Childs, Henry Cuesta, Buddy DeFranco, DennisDiBlasio,Glen Drewes,Peter Erskine,John Faddis, Curtis Fuller, Dave Grusin, Roy Hargrove, MiltJackson, DaveLeibman, LouMarini, Bob Mintzer, Chico O'Farrill, Lenny Pickett, MarthaReeves and theVandellas, Tom Scott, Bud Shank, Byron Stripling, TomTimko, The Spinners,Dave Trigg,Ben Vareen, Jerry Vevino, Mary Wilson, Elisabeth Withers, and many others.
  • Playing lead and section trombone in The Maria Schneider Orchestra, The Terry Myer's Big Band, The Chico O'Farrill Orchestra, Lew Anderson's All-American Big Band, The Tim Ouimette Big Band, The Harlem Renaissance Orchestra, La Bamba's Big Band, The Swing Mavens, The Howard Williams Orchestra, Russ Speigal's Big Bad Big Band, The Nelson Riddle Jr. Big Band,The Bill Rogers BigBand, The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, The Charli Pirsip Big Band, TheLaurence Welk Orchestra, The Cab Calloway Orchestra, The Spanish Harlem Renaissance Orchestra, The Dean Pratt BigBand, The Mike Fahie Big Band, Wayne Andre's Big Band,Gary Wofse's BigBand, The Buselli-Wallarab Orchestra, and others.

Gear

Shire MD .495" Conn Elkhart 8H Vintage Conn 62H slide tuning. Cerveny CC Piggy Tuba


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Album Review

Jennifer Wharton's Bonegasm: Grit & Grace

Read "Grit & Grace" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Asked to name the traits women most need to succeed in today's business world, Forbes magazine in a 2019 article underlined two of them as “grit and grace." One woman who took the advice to heart is bass trombonist Jennifer Wharton. She came late to jazz but has since made it her domain of choice, founding the trombone-centric septet Bonegasm and recording three albums under its name, the most recent of which, Grit & Grace, endorses Forbes' position by using ...

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Album Review

Jennifer Wharton's Bonegasm: Grit & Grace

Read "Grit & Grace" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


Blessed be the 'bone of invention and intention that is Jennifer Wharton. A mere six years ago, the noted bass trombonist had the idea to form a slide-centric septet and commission new music to bring her oft-neglected and ballasting instrument to the fore. Driven to act on that concept, Wharton thought things through, put a plan in motion and willed Bonegasm into existence. That aptly-titled band recorded its eponymous debut in 2018, released that revelation of a record in 2019, ...

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Jennifer Wharton: Not a Novelty

Read "Jennifer Wharton: Not a Novelty" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


The eponymous debut from Jennifer Wharton's Bonegasm broke the mold. There are no two ways about it. And while some may look at a statement like that and cry hyperbole, history begs to differ. With rare exception, the bass trombone—a horn forever typecast as an anchor—has been marginalized. So the idea of an ensemble featuring that denizen of the depths—a band playing music specifically commissioned to hinge on it, highlight it, and showcase the playing of one of its foremost ...

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Jennifer Wharton's Bonegasm: Not A Novelty

Read "Not A Novelty" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


The trombone came into its own as a lead and solo instrument in jazz on the shoulders of J.J. Johnson, in the early days of bebop. His Four Trombones: The Debut Recordings (Prestige, 1953) celebrated the big brass instrument with three fellow 'bone men--Kai Winding, Bennie Green and Willie Davis, all joining Johnson in a four man front line. Now Jennifer Wharton presents a four trombone summit of her own with Not A Novelty, the second outing of her group ...

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Shawn Maxwell Quartet: Maxwell's House

Read "Maxwell's House" reviewed by Matthew Warnock


Maxwell's House is a hard-swinging, deep in the pocket release by Chicago- based alto saxophonist Shawn Maxwell. The maturity displayed by all four musicians on the album is both refreshing and exciting. Instead of building energy and interest with long-streams of notes, Maxwell and pianist Matt Nelson favor shorter lines, longer-held notes and a strong focus on tone to draw in their audience. There is a solid sense of groove and swing across the quartet and the laid-back nature of ...

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"Gang and Mayland demonstrated a closely knit musical intimacy reminiscent of other great voice and horn teams whose chemistry was palpable. Mayland took an impressive solo on “Please Don’t Break My Heart,” an original soulful ballad, conveying the vulnerability of falling in love with his beautiful tone and masterful articulation." - Nora McCarthy, Jazz Inside

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Grit & Grace

Sunnyside Records
2023

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Not A Novelty

Sunnyside Records
2021

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The Wishbone Project

Self Produced
2011

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Maxwell's House

Chicago Sessions
2010

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Be Normal

From: Grit & Grace
By Nate Mayland

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