Tom Ball-Euphonium, Conch Shells, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba
Influences
Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Freddie Hubbard, Eddie Palmieri, Booker Little, Rich Matteson, Conrad Herwig, George Garzone, Hal Crook, Mongo Santamaria, Tito Puente, David Sanchez, Duke Ellington, Steve Turre, Barry Rogers, Steve Davis, Horace Silver, Charlie Parker, J.J. Johnson
Dr. Tom Ball is one of only a handful of jazz euphoniumists regularly recording as a leader or sideman in the world. He has been a freelance trombonist and euphoniumist since 1990 and currently resides in the Denver Colorado area and is an active member of the Denver performing and recording scene. Dr. Ball is the Jazz Trombone Instructor at the University of Denver. He has been teaching private lessons in the Denver area since 1995 and has taught at Adams State College, the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Northern Colorado. Currently, Mr. Ball also currently teaches public school in Colorado.
Tom Ball earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Trombone Performance from Berklee College of Music, and a Master of Music in Trombone Performance from the University of Colorado and a Doctor of Arts degree in Trombone Performance/Pedagogy with a secondary emphasis in Jazz Pedagogy from the University of Northern Colorado. He has performed at prestigious events and locations including the Blue Note in NYC, Red Rocks Amphitheater, the International Tuba Euphonium Conference, the Rocky Mountain Tuba Euphonium Conference, and the Kansas City Jazz and Blues Festival, and the Telluride Jazz Festival.
Tom Ball's debut jazz euphonium CD "Fishleather Jacket" was the winner of the 2006 Roger Bobo Excellence in Recording Award and is available at http://www.cdbaby.com/tball. Check out http://www.jazzeuphonium.com
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Hello! Mr. Ball! your sound is amazing! We have a little number of euphonium players in Brazil, and playing jazz nothing..!.. congratulations! thanks for spirit and very finest recordings and interpretations, I will wait your contact for talk about jazz language with euphonium!! super-energy from Brazil! Fernando Deddos - euphonium, www.deddos.com
Just to let you know man. I originally heard you on iTunes and Immediately bought your CD off of iTunes as soon as I heard the previews. Good stuff man! Awesome sound! Thanks for adding me!
Hey, Tom Ball! Your music is fabulous, man! Glad to finally have an opportunity to hear you, and sorry for all the times folks have mixed us up! Bless ya and keep on keepin on, ---(The other) Tom Ball
