Whenever legendary jazz musicians Slide Hampton and Harold Betters got together or spoke over the phone, the renowned trombonists frequently spoke of their Western Pennsylvania roots, said Betters’ ...
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Legendary jazz trombonist Slide Hampton — who got his start on Indiana Avenue in Indianapolis — has died, according to his family. The long-time musician would have turned 90 ...
Slide Hampton, renowned as a virtuoso jazz trombonist and as a Grammy Award-winning composer and musical arranger, died Nov. 18 at his home in Orange, N.J. He was 89. The death was confirmed by a son, ...
Since he was a jazz-crazed college student in the 1960s, David Ferreira, pianist for the local Jazz Arts Group, has seen legendary trombonist Slide Hampton perform many times. But the show most ...
The union of the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra (VJO) and Slide Hampton is a match made in jazz heaven. The VJO, a sixteen-piece musical organization—the term big band has never been an official assignation ...
Long Island City, NY—master jazz trombonist, composer, arranger, and educator Slide Hampton will lead an improvisational jam session on May 20, 8:00 pm at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center at ...
Whenever legendary jazz musicians Slide Hampton and Harold Betters got together or spoke over the phone, the renowned trombonists frequently spoke of their Western Pennsylvania roots, said Betters’ ...