John Mosca

John Mosca (born June 22, 1950 in New York City ) is an American jazz trombonist (also baritone horn , euphonium , alto horn ), big band leader and music teacher.

Live and act

Mosca started out as a flutist before switching to the trombone. He learned the trombone with Charlie Small and then continued his studies with Per Brevig at the Juilliard School . He played in various big bands such as Al Porcino , Buddy Rich , Frank Foster (who made the first recordings for Denon in Tokyo in 1975 ), Don Sebesky and the Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra (from 1975 to 1990). The ensemble of Jones and Lewis then formed the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra , of which he was co-leader since 1990. He has also performed with the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, the Smalls jazz club with the Across 7th Street formation and the Chris Byars Octet. In the field of jazz he was involved in 98 recording sessions between 1975 and 2010, including a. also with Pepper Adams , Roni Ben-Hur , Teddy Charles , Gary Dial / Dick Oatts , Danny D'Imperio , Nancy Harrow , Jimmy Heath , John Pizzarelli , Gary Smulyan , Mel Tormé , Walt Weiskopf and Monica Zetterlund . Currently (2019) he is a member of the Chris Byars Sextet. Mosca has taught at the Manhattan School of Music , the New England Conservatory, and the University of Connecticut .

The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra: Lickety Split, The Music of Jim McNeely ( New World Records , 1997), with u. a. Luis Bonilla , Earl McIntyre , Rich Perry , Ralph LaLama , Dennis Irwin , John Riley
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra: Thad Jones Legacy (New World, 1999)
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra: Can I Persuade You (Planet Arts, 2001)
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra: The Way - Music of Slide Hampton (Planet Arts, 2003)
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra: Up From the Skies - Music of Jim McNeely (Planet Arts, 2005)
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra: Monday Night Live at The Village Vanguard (Planet Arts, 2008)
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra: Forever Lasting - Live in Tokyo (Planet Arts, 2010)

Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .