Trombonists in Vegas?

[mcphatty00]

I moved here back in September from York, PA (just north of Baltimore). I haven't done too much digging, but it seems like a bit of a trombone wasteland out here.

[Posaunus]

Aren't there quite a few fine trombonists staying very busy playing all the shows in town?
Performing every evening; recovering the next day?

[AndrewMeronek]

I know a solid trombonist who retired to Vegas a few years ago.

[baileyman]

https://curtmillermusic.com/boneheads/

Check these guys out. They can play.

The union there got plastered by the wait staff union declining to support the musician strike, when?, 20 years ago or more? They lost their LA style hall and lots of gigs, and everyone is still a bit sad. Until then one could play the hotels and have a suburban ranch house lifestyle. Hopefully it's better now.

[JohnL]

https://curtmillermusic.com/boneheads/

Check these guys out. They can play.

Once upon a time, there was an annual "76 Trombones + 4" (the "4" being rhythm) benefit concert to raise money to fund the Abe Nole (founder of The Boneheads) scholarship for trombone students at UNLV. I there in 2008 as a member of Bones West; I think the 25th anniversary concert in 2009 was the last one.

[jfdicurt]

I have been a working bone player in Vegas on and off since 1976. The big strike of 1989 sort of ended all the steady orchestra stuff we used to have. From 1976 until 1989 I (and many others) were working 6 nights per week. It slowed down quite a bit for the next 6 years and then almost died in the late 90s and early 2000s. Then the "residencies" started appearing around 2010 and there has some sporadic work in the bigger shows now (Lady Gaga, Mathis, Journey, The Who, etc)

[mcphatty00]

Yeah, it seems pretty sparse. I was expecting way more trombonists from what I've discovered.