# Chris Washburne is one of those rare musicians whose musical activities cross many styles and cultural borders: Video

- Link: https://jazzblues.eu/2017/09/25/chris-washburne-one-rare-musicians-whose-musical-activities-cross-many-styles-cultural-borders-video/
- Published: 2017-09-25T18:41:09+01:00
- Author: https://JazzBlues.EU

**25.09. – Happy Birthday !!! From early in his career he refused to be pigeon-holed
as just being a jazz or classical player, but instead has continually pursued a 
diverse path. **

Chris is currently freelancing as a studio musician and performing trombone, bass
trombone, tuba, didjeridu and percussion with various classical, jazz, rock and 
Latin groups in New York City. He also tours extensively with various groups and
has concertized throughout the North America, Europe, Asian, Africa, South America,
Central America and the Caribbean.

Chris received his Bachelors of Music in classical trombone performance from the
University of Wisconsin where he studied with William Richardson, Richard Davis 
and Les Thimmeg. In 1988, he completed a Masters degree from the New England Conservatory
in Third Stream Studies where he studied with John Swallow, Ran Blake and Bob Moses.
He was the winner of the 1988 New England Conservatory Graduation Concerto Competition.
He spent two months living in Zambia in 1985, studying the traditional music of 
that region, and in 1993, received a Mellon Fellowship to travel to and explore 
the rich musical traditions of Cuba.

In 1999 he completed his Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology at Columbia University. He is 
currently Associate Professor of Music and Found Director of the Louis Armstrong
Jazz Performance Program at Columbia University in New York. He has published numerous
articles on jazz, Latin jazz, and salsa. He is author of the book “Sounding Salsa:
Performing Latin Music in New York” (2008) and editor of the book “Bad Music” (2004).

He has performed with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri,
Justin Timberlake, Celia Cruz, Ruben Blades, Marc Anthony, Celine Dion, Anthony 
Braxton, Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, the Bang On A Can All-stars, David Byrne, 
Bjork, Muhal Richard Abrams, Gloria Estefan, They Might Be Giants, Chico O’Farrill,
Don Richols, John Cale, Grady Tate, Baba Olatunje, Leslie Uggams, the Smithereens,
Ray Barretto, Roscoe Mitchell, Jackie Byard, Danilo Caymmi, Arturo Sandoval, Paquito
D’Rivera, Dinosaur Annex directed under Gunther Schuller, Walter Thompson, the SEM
Ensemble, Freddie Cole, Lawrence “Butch” Morris, among many others.

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