Dr. Paul Brewer (Trombone, Vocals), Dr. Robin Connell (Piano, Vocals), Rob Hartman (bass), Randy Marsh (Drums, Vocals, Harmonica).
Influences
J. J. Johnson, Bob Brookmeyer, Louis Armstrong, Tommy Dorsey, Tyree Glenn, Trummy Young, Urbie Green, Frank Rosolino, Curtis Fuller, Carl Fontana, Albert Mangelsdorff, Bird & Diz, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Elvin Jones, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Ray Brown, Scott LaFaro, Thad Jones, Gil Evans, Nancy Wilson, Billie Holiday, Lester Young, Ella Fitzgerald, Jane Ira Bloom, Jimmy Cobb, Tony Williams, Wynton Kelly, Tadd Dameron, Joe Williams, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Josquin De Prez, J. S. Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Stravinsky, Berg, Webern, Jimi Hendrix, Marius Constant, Marlon Brando, Paul Newman, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott, Jackie Gleason, Kenyon Hopkins, Robert Rossen, Walter Tevis, Robert Ingersoll, Thomas Moore, Richard Dawkins, Jonathan Winters, Stan and Ollie, E. O. Wilson, Carl Sagan, Bertrand Russell, Thomas Paine.
Sounds Like
J. J. Johnson (J. J. Big Band), Urbie Green (The Urbie Green Sextet - 1963), Frank Rosolino (Conversation), Carl Fontana (The Great Fontana).
Originally from Oklahoma, Paul Brewer is currently Director of Instrumental Music (Wind Ensemble and Jazz Bands) at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, MI.
Paul has an impressive list of education credits, having taught music and directed student bands at every age level. A guest jazz soloist and clinician at dozens of schools, festivals, and conferences, Paul was featured as a improvisation clinician ("Training the Jazz Trombone soloist") at the 1998 and 2001 International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) conferences in New York City. Paul was selected again by IAJE to present a clinic at the 2003 IAJE Conference in Toronto. During the 1990's, Paul was Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Southern Colorado.
Paul's former students include the gifted poet/singer-songwriter Allye Gaietto and the superb jazz trombonists John Moak and David Gibson. Paul's most well-known former student is Norah Jones.
Birthday greetings my friend. By coincidence, you're birthday is the same as my brother Rod. Lets get together after the crush of summer performances slows down.
Hey...I am sorry that I havent been able to get back to ya sooner as soon as I can get some stuff on my computer I will send you some sounds....I just want to share one of the highlights of my playing with you..Last summer my band opened for Chicago and Earth Wind and Fire, those guys are so cool!
Paul-
Thanks for coming out last night, it was good to meet you. Wanted to know if you'd like to put a group together. I think it would be fun to do some originals together with a trumpet/bone format. Keep me posted.
Thanks for the add man. We should try and connect sometime, I just moved back to the area. I'm playing in a couple of groups with steve Talaga right now, and he mentions you quite often. Take care.
