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About Jeffery M.
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Trombonist
Jun, 2018 - PresentCharles Turner and Uptown Swing
Charles Turner is hands-down, one of my favorite jazz vocalists of this generation, and it is an honor to be in his band. Every time we play, we bring down the house with swing!
Trombonist
Mar, 2018 - PresentEndea Owens and the Cookout
Endea Owens is a young star bass player with whom I went to Juilliard. Playing in her band feels like being at a cookout, surrounded by family!
Trombonist
Mar, 2018 - PresentSteven Feifke Big Band
Steven Feifke is a master of harmony and orchestration (and not to mention, a KILLING pianist). Playing in his big band always keeps me on my toes (in the good way).
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Jan, 2018 - PresentJazz at Lincoln Center
Performing on and off with the JLCO with Wynton Marsalis. For example, I have played trombone for the first half of their 2018 European Tour. Other concerts include "Music of Ornette Coleman" in the JALC Rose Theater and "Leonard Bernstein at 100" at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.
Solange
Jul, 2017 - Jul, 2017New Orleans Essence Festival
Wynton Marsalis Septet
Mar, 2017 - PresentJazz at Lincoln Center
Performed in NYC, Abu Dhabi and France with Wynton Marsalis
Disneyland All-American College Band 2016
May, 2016 - PresentDisney
Guest Artist with Jon Batiste
Apr, 2016 - Apr, 2016National Jazz Museum in Harlem
International Jazz Day Curator: Jon Batiste Concert and Conversation Featuring: Patrick Bartley Jr – Saxophones Jeffery M. – Trombone Giorgi Mikadze – Piano Linda Oh – Bass Julius Rodriguez – Drums
2014 GRAMMY Band
Jan, 2014 - Feb, 2014GRAMMY Foundation
includes performing at the Official GRAMMY Afterparty
Carnegie Hall - Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Jan, 2012 - Jan, 2012Carnegie Hall/Preservation Hall
FEATURING George Wein, Del McCoury Band, Allen Toussaint, Ed Helms, GIVERS, Steve Earle, Tao Seeger, My Morning Jacket, Trombone Shorty, Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def), King Britt, Blind Boys of Alabama, and Merrill Garbus of tUnE-yArDs.
Education
High School Diploma
Aug, 2010 - May, 2014Benjamin Franklin High School
Master of Music - Jazz Studies/Trombone
Aug, 2018 - May, 2020The Juilliard School
Bachelor of Music - Jazz Studies/Trombone
Aug, 2014 - May, 2018The Juilliard School
High School Diploma - Jazz Studies
Aug, 2010 - May, 2014The New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
Certifications
Louis Prima Award 2013
Dec, 2013ASCAP
awarded by Louis Prima, Jr.
YoungArts Merit Award Winner
Mar, 2014YoungArts Foundation
2014 & 2015 Award Winner
Awards
Honorable Mention - Superior Musicianship
Mar, 2013Loyola Jazz Fest
The Joseph W. Polisi Prize
May, 2018Joseph W. Polisi - The Juilliard School
YoungArts Merit Award
Jan, 2014YoungArts Foundation
2013 ASCAP Louis Prima Award
Dec, 2013ASCAP
Affiliations
ASCAP
Dec, 2013ASCAP is a membership association of more than 625,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers. We uphold the value of our members’ music, and help them thrive alongside the businesses that use their music every day.
BMI
Mar, 2016Broadcast Music Inc. was founded in 1939 by forward-thinkers who wanted to represent songwriters in emerging genres, like jazz, blues and country, and protect the public performances of their music. Operating on a non-profit-making basis, BMI is now the largest music rights organization in the U.S. and is still nurturing new talent and new music.
International Trombone Association
Nov, 2015The general purposes of the International Trombone Association shall be: To promote communications among trombonists around the world, to improve the artistic level of performance, teaching, and literature associated with the trombone family and to function as a clearing house for trombone-related ideas and information
Languages
English
Native Proficiency
German
Limited Proficiency
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