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Conrad Herwig’s Latin Side All-Star Band & Half Note Records celebrate second GRAMMY® nomination
Recognition marks 3rd overall GRAMMY nomination for versatile trombonist and educator.
LATIN SIDE OF WAYNE SHORTER RECEIVES NOD FOR BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM (Category 50).
Veteran trombonist’s recording with all-star septet continues to land on critics’ “Best of” 2008 lists including Downbeat (41/2 stars) and All About Jazz/NY.
NEW YORK - Conrad Herwig, the veteran and versatile trombonist and well-respected educator, received his third GRAMMY nomination overall and second in four years for Half Note Records when the selection committee named LATIN SIDE OF WAYNE SHORTER (HN-4535) among the “Best Latin Jazz Album” (Category 50) selections.
posted January 22, 2009 at 11:43am
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
Conrad Herwig Inducted into the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame
On June 20, 2007, Conrad Herwig, originally from Lawton, OK, was inducted into the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame. Other musicians inducted were Dr. Billy Taylor, Frank Wess, and blues musician James "Ace" Moreland, JR.
posted June 26, 2007 at 11:56am
Jazz Journalist Awards Nominations
Conrad Herwig has been nominated for two 2007 Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards.- Trombonist of the Year
- Latin Jazz Album of the Year, Sketches of Spain y Mas (The Latin Side of Miles Davis) (Half Note)
posted June 08, 2007 at 1:39pm
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Welcome to my new website! I hope you take a few minutes to look around. In the near future, I hope to add some sheet music & mp3 examples of some of my tunes. Thanks again for your interest in me and my music. Please feel free to drop me a line.
posted May 11, 2007 at 4:56pm
All About Jazz.com Review of
Sketches of Spain y Mas
By Mark Corroto
Published: January 31, 2007
Conrad Herwig’s nonet explores the Latin side of jazz, and his band mines the fun (party) side as well. The Afro-Cuban/Afro-Caribbean component that makes up the art we call jazz has always been the party side.
Following up on the trombonist’s recordings Another Kind Of Blue: The Latin Side of Miles Davis (2005), The Latin Side Of John Coltrane (1996) and Que Viva Coltrane (2004) is this live session recorded at the Blue Note jazz club in New York 2003. The centerpiece is the nearly 25-minute title track, the infamous collaboration between Miles Davis and Gil Evans. The trombonist Herwig and his co-leader, trumpeter Brian Lynch, welcome guests Paquito D’Rivera and Dave Valentine to this furious and entertaining date.
posted May 11, 2007 at 1:32pm
Masterclass with Conrad Herwig:
An Introduction to Doodle Tonguing
Bob Bernotas -
Freelance Journalist
Published in the Online Trombone Journal
When I was, say, 13 or 14, sax players would count off tunes and I would be frustrated because I couldn’t play that fast. I would say, “Man, I’m gonna get to the point where I’m gonna call the tempos.” Doodle tonguing allows the trombone to compete on that level.
In double tonguing, the dominant sounds are “t” or “d,” and the rebound, or passive, sounds are “g” or “k"--"tuh-kuh-tuh-kuh," or “duh-guh-duh-guh.” If you’re playing classical music or get called for a studio date, you have to have double tonguing in your arsenal.
But it’s kind of stiff and doesn’t lend itself to jazz. You hear guys who might be playing pretty smooth, but then they go into double-time and it isn’t in context. Doodling allows your double-time ideas to flow smoothly and naturally out of your single-time ideas. And it really does lend itself to swinging.
posted May 09, 2007 at 2:13pm
