Tom Brantley (born 1970) is an American trombonist and academic.
Tom Brantley | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) Louisiana, U.S. |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Southern Mississippi (BM) University of North Texas (MM) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Music |
| Sub-discipline | Trombone performance |
| Notable students | Robert U. Griffin |
Early life and education
editBrantley was born in 1970 in Louisiana. He is a third-generation trombonist.[1] Brantley earned music degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi (BM) and the University of North Texas (MM). He majored in trombone performance at both schools. Brantley was taught by Neil Slater.
Career
editBrantley joined the chamber ensemble Rhythm & Brass[2] in 1995 and continues to tour and record with the group. He appears on many Rhythm & Brass recordings, including Ellington Explorations (1998), which upon release was named the New York Times Album of the Week,[3] Sitting in An English Garden (2001), and Inside the Blue Suitcase (2005). He also records with the chamber group Confluences, and their self-titled debut CD appeared in 2004.
Brantley's first solo CD project,[4] entitled Boneyard, was released on the Summit Records label.[5] Reviews of the CD Boneyard include the Jazz Society of Oregon[6] as well as JazzReview.com magazine.[7] Other reviews include Bill Milkowski's in JazzTimes magazine [8] and Ken Dryden of AllMusic.[9]
The Brass Herald, the UK journal devoted to brass music, published a review of Boneyard (May 2009), as well as a feature article about Brantley (October 2009).
Brantley has published two different trombone etude books with Carl Fischer Music. Student's Essential Studies for Trombone includes 42 etudes taken from the various collections publishing by Carl Fischer. Stylistic Etudes for Trombone includes 20 original compositions by Tom Brantley, designed to help students master various styles required of a trombone player in a variety of performance settings.
Brantley serves as professor of trombone at the University of South Florida in Tampa. He is an occasional reviewer for many publications on topics of interest to trombonists and other brass musicians.[10] Brantley performs on Yamaha trombones and has offered podcasts through the Yamaha Artists series.[11] Brantley appeared as a featured artist on the 2009 Clearwater Jazz Holiday program.[12] He has also served as a member of the faculty for the 2007 International Trombone Festival[13] as well as the 2011 International Trombone Festival.
References
edit- ^ "'s List of Albums by Release Date".
- ^ "About Rhythm & Brass".
- ^ Ben Ratliff, "Album of the Week", The New York Times, May 7, 1999.
- ^ "TBOEXTRA.com :: TBO Special Report: Local CDS". Archived from the original on 2009-04-25. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ^ John Fleming, "John Fleming's CD picks: Anne Akiko Meyers, Boston Symphony, Morton Feldman, Tom Brantley", Tampa Bay Times, March 21, 2009.
- ^ George Fendel, "CD Reviews", Jazz Society of Oregon.
- ^ "CD Review of Tom Brantley - Boneyard on Summit Records @ jazzreview.com". Archived from the original on 2009-11-05. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
- ^ Bill Milkowski, "Tom Brantley – Boneyard", JazzTimes, 12/09/09.
- ^ Ken Dryden, "Tom Brantley – Boneyard" (review), AllMusic.
- ^ "Multiplicity & 20 Jazz Etudes: A Review", Online Trombone Journal.
- ^ "Tom Brantley Clinic", MeFeedia.
- ^ "Tom Brantley Collective", Clearwater Jazz Holiday.
- ^ "ITF 2007 : Faculty : Tom Brantley". Archived from the original on 2011-04-15. Retrieved 2011-05-26.