Big XII Trombone Conference
2009 Guest Artist Jim Pugh
Hosted By Texas Tech University
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2009 Guest Artist Jim Pugh
Hosted By Texas Tech University
If anyone wishes to be a Sponsor See
the bottom of the Registration Page
Big 12 Trombone Conference
January 16-18, 2009
January 16-18, 2009
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Jim Pugh is a distinguished trombonist, composer, and educator. The inspiring virtuosity and wonderful
versatility he has demonstrated during the course of his career has caused Jim to be often honored as the
"musician's musician". Whether he is performing as a concerto soloist in a symphonic setting, recording
and touring with legendary artists in the fields of classical, jazz, & rock, or bringing forth his own exciting
new compositions that expand the role of brass in contemporary music, his creativity knows no
boundaries.
In the beginning:
Jim began studying piano at age five and trombone at age ten. After attending Duquesne University and
graduating from the Eastman School of Music, Jim toured extensively with the Woody Herman Band and
with Chick Corea before deciding to settle down and make New York City his home.
As a performer and recording artist:
Jim became New York's top-call freelance trombonist for film scores, records, and music for television
and radio advertising: over the past thirty-years he has lent his special talent to more than four thousand
recording sessions.
His trombone can be heard in collaboration with leading classical and popular artists and orchestras
such as Yo-Yo Ma, Steely Dan, Eos, Concordia, St. Luke's Orchestra, André Previn, Paul Simon, Barbara
Streisand, Tony Bennett, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Pink Floyd, and Frank Sinatra.
Jim has been called on to add his sound to feature film soundtracks including A League of Their Own,
When Harry Met Sally, and Meet Joe Black; and on hit Broadway cast recordings City of Angels, Fosse and
Victor/Victoria.
In 2003 Jim "re-premiered" the Nathaniel Shilkret: Trombone Concerto to a sold-out audience at Carnegie
Hall with Skitch Henderson and the New York Pops Orchestra. This mid-twentieth century masterpiece,
originally written for Tommy Dorsey, will be heard in its first totally accurate recording, along with Jim's own
Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra, on his up-coming new CD.
Jim Pugh is the only recipient of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences Virtuoso Award for
Tenor trombone, awarded after being voted Tenor Trombone MVP by the New York recording community
for five years.
As a composer:
Jim's original music and arrangements can be heard on National Public Radio, in film scores, on
"jingles", and on record. His composition, Lunch with Schrödinger's Cat, received a Lincoln Center
premier in 1989 by Marin Alsop and the Concordia Chamber Orchestra. Jim premiered his Concerto for
Trombone and Orchestra in May 1992 with the Williamsport Symphony. It received its New York premier in
March 2000 with Joseph Alessi as soloist and Leonard Slatkin conducting the New York Philharmonic. A
founding member of the Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble, several of Jim's compositions can be heard on
their recent CD entitled The Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble Plays The Music of James Pugh and Daniel
Schnyder, available on the Signum label.
As an educator:
Jim is currently on faculty at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In the past he has taught at
SUNY-Purchase College, the University of the Arts (Philadelphia) and at New York University. He appears
frequently at schools throughout the country as a guest artist/clinician. Many of these clinics/concerts are
made possible through the help of the Edwards Instrument Co.
In the field of instrument development:
Jim has been involved with the development of the Edwards small bore tenor trombone and has worked
closely with Dave Monette in the development of the Monette TS11 and TS 6 small shank tenor trombone
mouthpiece. He endorses both of these products and plays Edwards trombones and Monette
mouthpieces exclusively.
Professor of Trombone
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Email: jimpugh@uiuc.edu
versatility he has demonstrated during the course of his career has caused Jim to be often honored as the
"musician's musician". Whether he is performing as a concerto soloist in a symphonic setting, recording
and touring with legendary artists in the fields of classical, jazz, & rock, or bringing forth his own exciting
new compositions that expand the role of brass in contemporary music, his creativity knows no
boundaries.
In the beginning:
Jim began studying piano at age five and trombone at age ten. After attending Duquesne University and
graduating from the Eastman School of Music, Jim toured extensively with the Woody Herman Band and
with Chick Corea before deciding to settle down and make New York City his home.
As a performer and recording artist:
Jim became New York's top-call freelance trombonist for film scores, records, and music for television
and radio advertising: over the past thirty-years he has lent his special talent to more than four thousand
recording sessions.
His trombone can be heard in collaboration with leading classical and popular artists and orchestras
such as Yo-Yo Ma, Steely Dan, Eos, Concordia, St. Luke's Orchestra, André Previn, Paul Simon, Barbara
Streisand, Tony Bennett, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Pink Floyd, and Frank Sinatra.
Jim has been called on to add his sound to feature film soundtracks including A League of Their Own,
When Harry Met Sally, and Meet Joe Black; and on hit Broadway cast recordings City of Angels, Fosse and
Victor/Victoria.
In 2003 Jim "re-premiered" the Nathaniel Shilkret: Trombone Concerto to a sold-out audience at Carnegie
Hall with Skitch Henderson and the New York Pops Orchestra. This mid-twentieth century masterpiece,
originally written for Tommy Dorsey, will be heard in its first totally accurate recording, along with Jim's own
Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra, on his up-coming new CD.
Jim Pugh is the only recipient of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences Virtuoso Award for
Tenor trombone, awarded after being voted Tenor Trombone MVP by the New York recording community
for five years.
As a composer:
Jim's original music and arrangements can be heard on National Public Radio, in film scores, on
"jingles", and on record. His composition, Lunch with Schrödinger's Cat, received a Lincoln Center
premier in 1989 by Marin Alsop and the Concordia Chamber Orchestra. Jim premiered his Concerto for
Trombone and Orchestra in May 1992 with the Williamsport Symphony. It received its New York premier in
March 2000 with Joseph Alessi as soloist and Leonard Slatkin conducting the New York Philharmonic. A
founding member of the Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble, several of Jim's compositions can be heard on
their recent CD entitled The Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble Plays The Music of James Pugh and Daniel
Schnyder, available on the Signum label.
As an educator:
Jim is currently on faculty at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In the past he has taught at
SUNY-Purchase College, the University of the Arts (Philadelphia) and at New York University. He appears
frequently at schools throughout the country as a guest artist/clinician. Many of these clinics/concerts are
made possible through the help of the Edwards Instrument Co.
In the field of instrument development:
Jim has been involved with the development of the Edwards small bore tenor trombone and has worked
closely with Dave Monette in the development of the Monette TS11 and TS 6 small shank tenor trombone
mouthpiece. He endorses both of these products and plays Edwards trombones and Monette
mouthpieces exclusively.
Professor of Trombone
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Email: jimpugh@uiuc.edu
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