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Abbie Conant is an American trombonist and former professor at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik, Trossingen. [3] She was selected in a blind audition as the overwhelming first choice for Principal Trombonist of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra in 1980, [4] but was subject to sexist discrimination once the selection committee learned they had chosen a woman.
Category: Women trombonists. 1 language. ... Pages in category "Women trombonists" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.
Melba Doretta Liston (January 13, 1926 – April 23, 1999) [1] was an American jazz trombonist, arranger, and composer. Other than those playing in all-female bands, she was the first woman trombonist to play in big bands during the 1940s and 1960s, but as her career progressed she became better known as an arranger, [2] particularly in partnership with pianist Randy Weston.
Career. Cressman was born in San Francisco to jazz musicians Sandy and Jeff Cressman. When her father was part of Carlos Santana 's band, she danced onstage with him at Madison Square Garden. [1] In her early teens she began performing with Afro Cuban, Brazilian, and jazz bands. Cressman graduated from San Francisco's Ruth Asawa School of the ...
Carling became known for her performance at Allsång på Skansen on 20 July 2010. The same year, she became an expert commentator for Dansbandskampen at SVT.Gunhild plays trombone, bagpipes, trumpet, recorder, string instruments (such as banjo, ukulele and harp), and will often showcase all of her skills in one song, sometimes casually breaking into a tap dance or singing.
Occupation. Musician. Instrument (s) Trombone, bass drum. Years active. 1997–present. Katja Aili Maria Toivola (born October 27, 1975) is a Finnish trombonist. She is the first female wind instrument player to play regularly at Preservation Hall in New Orleans. [1] She also plays the bass drum and works as a graphic designer and photographer.
Janice Elaine Robinson (born December 28, 1951, Clairton, Pennsylvania) is an American jazz trombonist and trumpeter. [1] Robinson played trombone on The Bill Cosby Show in her teens, at which time she also played trumpet, and received a bachelor's degree from the Eastman School of Music in 1973. [2] She then played with Chuck Mangione and ...
Musician. Known for. First female principal trombonist in a British orchestra. Maisie Ringham MBE (June 1924 [ 1] – 3 December 2016), later Maisie Ringham-Wiggins, was a British musician. She was the first woman to be a principal trombonist in a British orchestra.