New York jazz trombonist Conrad Herwig has recorded 17 albums as a leader. His new CD releases are "Sketches of Spain y Mas" and "Another Kind of Blue-The Latin Side of Miles Davis" on Half Note Records, which was nominated for a 2005 Grammy Award. These are the follow-up projects to the 1998 Grammy- nominated CD, "The Latin Side of John Coltrane". These exciting new projects were both recorded live at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City and feature special guests Paquito D'Rivera, Dave Valentin and Brian Lynch. His most recent solo recordings on the CrissCross label are "Obligation","Land of Shadow", "Hieroglyphica", "Unseen Universe", "Osteology", and "Heart of Darkness" which received 4 and 1/2 stars in DownBeat Magazine. He has also been voted #1 Jazz Trombonist (TDWR) in the 2002 Downbeat Jazz Critic's Poll.

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Jazz Summit Series: Trombone All-Stars

On November 9, the Institute of Jazz Studies will present seven of the world’s leading jazz trombonists in its Jazz Summit Series Inaugural Concert at 6:30 pm in the Robeson Campus Center. The galaxy of trombone talent will include veterans Slide Hampton and Eddie Bert, as well as younger stars Vincent Gardner, Wycliffe Gordon, Conrad Herwig, and Steve Turre. The concert will also feature a special guest performance by Newark jazz legend Grachan Moncur III.  The trombonists will be accompanied by the equally stellar rhythm section of Ronnie Mathews on piano, Ray Drummond on bass, and Victor Lewis on drums.

posted November 09, 2007 at 2:40pm

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