The trombone emoji designed by a group of Maryland students is headed to iPhones everywhere. The instrument was officially adopted by the Unicode Consortium last year and added to its long list of ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Willie Colón, a legendary trombonist and pioneer of salsa music, has died. He was 75. His death on Saturday was ...

The legendary musician Willie Colón, one of the most iconic figures in salsa and the Nuyorican salsa movement, died Saturday at the age of 75, his family confirmed in a message posted on his social ...

Fresh off his performance opening the Grammys’ Premiere Ceremony last week, Trombone Shorty is gearing up for a milestone birthday and concert. Set for Saturday, April 25, the event dubbed “Shorty ...

Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, who first became a New Orleans musician of note when his trombone was taller than he was, is turning 40 this year. He's celebrating in a big way. On April 25, the first ...

Growing up in a musical family, it was inevitable that Meggie Murphy would pick up an instrument herself. Murphy – a trombonist and recipient of a LSO Conservatoire Scholarship – first began her ...

Rita Payés, was born in 1999 in Vilassar de Mar (Barcelona). She has lived Music with intensity and proximity since she was a child (her parents are musicians) and began studying at the School of ...

NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Trombone Shorty Foundation has announced that the Trombone Shorty Academy is now open for 2025/26 registration. A free after-school program for New Orleans youth ages ...

The Canberra Symphony Orchestra has written directly to the ANU's leadership about proposed changes that would see traditional one-to-one instrument lessons discontinued, among other changes. Among ...

Ska heads have been waiting for this: A trombone emoji is imminent. The Unicode Consortium, a nonprofit foundation that upholds the Unicode Standard, announced the approved 2025 list of emoji. Other ...

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