"Music On a Sliding Scale"

Last February I wrote about Bones West, the volunteer trombone group in which my husband's been playing for the last year or so.

Today the L.A. Times ran a feature article on Bones West on the front page. Writer Scott Martelle did a very nice job with this piece.

The article doesn't mention my husband, but there is a reference to a Count Basie tune being rescored for trombones -- my husband's trombones-only transcription of a Basie song making YouTube was the occasion for my last post. :)

From the article: "...most of the players join BonesWest for more personal reasons. They are drawn to these Saturday-morning jam sessions for the mix of serious musicianship and old-style community building, a kind of sewing bee for trombonists.

"The sessions are open to the public and no trombonist is turned away...

"For avid trombonists, the chance to meet and play with some of the big names — such as BonesWest founder George Roberts, Marcellus from Eastman, and arrangers Frank Comstock and Grammy-winner Harry Betts — has led to moments of giddy awe and the fulfillment of musical dreams. Out-of-towners have been known to schedule vacations around the Saturday sessions, hoping to play among the greats and the devoted."