Sounds of the Diaspora Music & Talk Show

There is no prouder or more colorful fraternity of musicians than the one that distinguished founder and member Roswell Rudd dubbed the Trombone Tribe. What glorious, high-spirited, sensual sounds they make, on an instrument that is fiendishly difficult to master. Such trombone legends as J.J. Johnson, J.C. Higginbotham, Jack Teagarden, Vic Dickenson, “Tricky” Sam Nanton, Dickie Wells and Frank Rosolino have brought to jazz a daunting range of expression, creating moods and telling stories with the most deeply personal voices. Among contemporary players, no one has carried on that tradition more winningly or inventively than Ray Anderson. For more than four decades, in an astonishing range of styles and settings, he has conjured sounds that move and delight, adding new wrinkles to jazz expression even as he celebrates jazz tradition. The trombonist has gracefully bridged swing and bop and free jazz, blues and gospel and New Orleans funk. “I feel like a spiritual son of that city,” he says.

Live performance from the Staller Center for the Arts featuring Ray Anderson, JB Gnonlonfoun, Eduardo Leandro. A night of cross-cultural collaboration drawing from a wide array of styles and traditions.