Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Bones Apart- All Female Trombone Quartet

This is one of the first trombone quartet videos I remember hearing as a young student- an all-female group from the UK called Bones Apart playing the snot out of the Stars and Stripes Forever.

There was little else I knew about this group since the internet was still somewhat new at the time and they didn't have any other videos up or much of an online presence, but that has changed significantly.  First off, they now have a website and very active facebook page with member names and bios.  All of the members are prominent trombonists in the U.K. and hold positions with orchestras such as the BBC Philharmonic and BBC Scottish Symphony

The group also has many more recordings.  Besides what is now on their facebook page and Youtube channel, they have also released a number of Cd's.  I've linked two of them on spotify below, go check them out now!!!





New York Philharmonic Trombone Quartet

This is a trombone quartet recording of the New York Philharmonic trombone section in 2011, consisting of Joe Alessi, David Finlayson, Amanda Davidson, and Jim Markey.  This recording is off of Joe's Slide Partners album, which is a tribute to the great Author Pryor.  This quartet doesn't quite fit with everything else on the album, but it is a fantastic example of the virtuoso trombone playing that Joe and the rest of the NY Phil trombone section is capable of.