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Brian Scarborough

Brian Scarborough is a top call trombonist, improviser, composer, and educator based in Kansas City. As a musician, Brian is regularly booked as both a bandleader for his quintet and a sideman for many local and touring bands of various sizes, in jazz and other genres. Moreover, Brian is a veteran musician of musical theatre, having performed for more than 50 productions in the greater Kansas City area. Internationally, Brian has performed in the European circuit in jazz, classical, and chamber music idioms. Brian has received critical acclaim as a soloist from international competitions including the J.J. Johnson Jazz Trombone Competition, the ATW Jazz Trombone Competition, and the Gilberto Gagliardi Tenor Trombone Competition, amongst others. Brian maintains a studio of private students and is equally passionate about creating new and interesting educational resources, having published two books with more in the works. Additionally, Brian is regularly on faculty for various jazz camps and presents masterclasses widely.

Follow Brian online: www.brianscarboroughmusic.com / @brianscarboroughmusic


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Curtis Taylor, Logan Richardson, Steve Cardenas & Brian Scarborough

Read "Curtis Taylor, Logan Richardson, Steve Cardenas & Brian Scarborough" reviewed by Joe Dimino


From the chops of Kansas City trombonist Brian Scarborough, we open the 847th Episode of Neon Jazz with a tune full of KC in Central Standard Time. We onto Logan Richardson, who also has KC roots, with music from his 2024 release, Secret Garden. We also feature a host of new tunes from the likes of Dan Pugach, Alliance, Daggerboard and Ron Reider. We bring the hour to a close with music from Curtis Taylor's Taylor Made. Dig this hour ...

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Trombonist-composer Brian Scarborough Releases 'We Need The Wind,' An Autobiographical Reflection On Rebuilding And Healing As An Artist

Trombonist-composer Brian Scarborough Releases 'We Need The Wind,' An Autobiographical Reflection On Rebuilding And Healing As An Artist

Source: Outside in Music

Brian Scarborough is a standout trombonist who has made a mark for himself both as a performer and composer. With music described as “... simultaneously stimulating and accessible, refreshingly modern and rooted in tradition,” (Chicago Jazz Magazine), Scarborough continues his trend of blending tradition with innovation as he presents his second album as a bandleader, We Need The Wind. Lauded by trombone legend Michael Dease as a recording that “beautifully capture[s]... Scarborough’s attractive tone and vibrant melodic playing,” We Need ...

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Kansas City Trombonist And Composer Brian Scarborough Sees His Seeds Of Creativity Bloom With His Debut Album, “Sunflower Song.” Drops August 7th, 2020!

Kansas City Trombonist And Composer Brian Scarborough Sees His Seeds Of Creativity Bloom With His Debut Album, “Sunflower Song.” Drops August 7th, 2020!

Source: Outside in Music

Trombonist, composer, and Kansas City native Brian Scarborough releases his debut album, Sunflower Song, a monument to chronicle and celebrate the growth of his musical voice, and mark the beginnings of a group whose identity will only bloom further. Sunflower Song sees the fruition of a composer and improvisor whose voice has grown organically from seeds of inspiration scattered throughout various influences, and spotlights the development of a sound and style as awe-inspiring as the blossoms from which the album ...

“Listening to trombonist Brian Scarborough, one is immediately struck by the confident facility with which he improvises and the elegance of his performances.” — CHICAGO JAZZ MAGAZINE “A very skilled and inventive trombonist.” — JAZZ VIEWS, UNITED KINGDOM “A talented composer and soloist from a city steeped in Jazz History” — WARTA JAZZ “Brian Scarborough has arrived . . . Scarborough possessed the assurance and advanced conception of a musician twice his age . . . [his] rapid evolution suggests that I’m likely to encounter a much different musician the next time I catch him

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Primary Instrument

Trombone

Location

Kansas City

Credentials/Background

Brian maintains a small studio of trombone and low brass students in Kansas City and is also available for online lessons. Education: Master of Music, Jazz Studies - DePaul University, 2015. Bachelor of Music, Trombone Performance - University of Kansas, 2013.

Clinic/Workshop Information

Brian is regularly on faculty for various jazz camps and presents masterclasses widely. Topics include trombone, freelancing, and jazz improvisation, among others.

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Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

We Need The Wind

Outside in Music
2024

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No Second Guesing

Self-released
2024

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Sunflower Song

Next Level
2020

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This One's for John

From: Sunflower Song
By Brian Scarborough

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