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[11] [12] The band performs at every home football game, travels to at least one away game per year, and attends other events, such as parades and exhibition performances at New York State Field Band competitions. [14] The Thunder of the East also accompanies the team to any/all Post-Season Performances.
Joseph Norman Alessi was born in Detroit, Michigan and attended high school in San Rafael, California.His father, also named Joseph Alessi, was a professional trumpet player, and his mother, Maria (née Leone) sang in the Metropolitan Opera chorus.
He is the son of Carver Clark Gayton [1] and Mona Marie Lombard [2] and is the great-grandnephew of the legendary New Orleans musician, Manuel "Fess" Manetta. [17]The first two professionally trained musicians on his maternal side were Jules and Deuce Manetta who founded the Pickwick Brass Band and played cornet and trombone, respectively.
The Eastern Trombone Workshop (ETW) has become one of the largest annual events for trombone in the world. The workshop's mission is to give students, performers, and educators an opportunity to meet and share ideas, talents, and opinions about the world of trombone. ETW regularly hosts participants throughout the nation and abroad.
John Marcellus held a B.S. degree in Music Education from the University of Maryland and M.M. and D.M.A. degrees from The Catholic University of America.His trombone teachers included William F. Cramer (former Professor of Trombone at Florida State University), Lewis Van Haney (Second Trombonist with the New York Philharmonic from 1946 to 1963), Edward Herman (Principal Trombonist with the New ...
Emory Brace Remington (1892–1971) was a trombonist and music teacher.His unique method made him one of the most well-known and influential trombone educators in history. He was a member of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra from 1923 to 1949, and on the faculty of the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY from 1922 until his death in 1971.
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After leaving Basie, he freelanced in New York City. From 1966 to 1970 he was a member of the Thad Jones - Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, playing on Monday nights at the Village Vanguard . Among other engagements, he played in the house band of the Merv Griffin Show , and when the show moved to Los Angeles, California , in 1970 Powell also relocated ...