The Hip Bones: Next Gen, Trombone Quartet

No one's "Hip" like The 'Hip' Bones!
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Begin your party or large event with jazzy musical selections being performed in an upbeat, unique manner by "The Hip Bones" Trombone quartet, from Fort Collins. The "Hip Bones" Trombone quartet have been performing for various audiences in Fort Collins, Estes, Greeley, Loveland, and Longmont area for over 21 years, from a musical repertoire which blends a number of genres of jazz/pop/ sacred types of music, from the 40's to the 70's, as well as Classical and Romantic music eras.
Professional, experienced musicians, we represent over 165 years of performance and musical rehearsal within the members of the quartet.

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The Hip Bones: Next Gen, are "Musically Masterful".

Our lead player, Steve, an experienced professional trombonist and educator, recently relocated to Colorado from Southern California. He has toured as the lead trombonist for the big bands of Harry James, Mel Torme, and Bill Watrous, and worked for many years as a freelance musician in the Hollywood music scene. He has written arrangements for professional acts as well as for school jazz ensembles, brass ensembles, and marching bands, with works published by UNC Jazz Press, Almo Publications, Touch of Brass Music, and Hal Leonard Corporation.
Steve hails from the San Francisco Bay Area, where he served as jazz instructor at De Anza College in Cupertino, CA, for nearly 12 years. He has also taught classes at a number of Music Schools, and has been a private instructor for many years. Since moving to Colorado in late 2020, he has appeared with the Flatirons Jazz Orchestra, and the Harmony Hotshots Jazz Band.

Neil grew up just outside of Burlington Vermont, seeing the abundant talent in the small town, he gained an appreciation for a wide variety of musical styles. Following a summer at the Kinhaven music school, he attended St. Olaf College where he was a member of the St. Olaf Orchestra and St. Olaf Band for the four years he attended the school. Traveling around the country and the world was a highlight, playing in some of the most renowned halls in the world including the Oslo Opera House and Carnegie Halls made the time a transformative experience. After 14 years of intense study he's decided to focus on other parts of his life, while still trying to maintain a high level of musicality. Now a Software Engineer based in Fort Collins, Neil spends his free time climbing, enjoying company of friends, and of course playing as much music as he can fit in his schedule.

Mike is now enjoying some incredibly busy retirement years after 40 years teaching band in the public schools of Tennessee and Colorado - as well as serving as the Director of Bands at the American School of Asunción, the American School of Bombay, the American International School of Bucharest, the International School of Prague and Accra, Ghana’s Lincoln Community School. Mike has always sought to be active in the local arts community, assuming such diverse roles as acting and creating sound designs for OpenStage Theatre Company, showing his photography at local galleries and playing trombone in Bucharest’s Jazz Cube, Prague’s Pralinka Band, and here in Northern Colorado in the Linden Street Brass Quintet, the Loveland Concert Band and the Eastern Colorado Trombone Choir. He enjoys international travel, is an avid hiker and mountain biker as well as motorcyclist.

Chris is a graduate of Wichita State University, BA in Music. He studied under WSU Professor
James F. “Bub” Gould, himself ensembled in earlier years with Charlie “Bird” Parker. Growing-up in Wichita made it possible to participate in the Wichita-area Stage Band, Wichita Youth Symphony, WSU Concert Band and WSU Symphony Orchestra. Over the years, Chris, has been a member of several quartets/quintets, and Community bands. Here in Fort Collins, a former participant in the Fort Collins Wind Symphony, and Just For Kicks Big Band. Currently a member of Colorado Swing Big Band and Foothills Symphonic Concert Band.

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