Scott Reeves. When: 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Where: Cecil's Jazz Club, 364 Valley Road, West Orange. How much: $15 cover;, $15 minimum. Call (973) 736-4800 or visit cecilsjazzclub.com. What else: ...

Education: D.M.A., Trombone Performance and Literature, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; M.M.E., McNeese State University; B.M., Trombone Performance ...

Say “trombone” and what comes to mind? Kids in red-and-gold uniforms and plumed hats, high-stepping along with their 76 gleaming instruments in “The Music Man.” Or maybe the back row of players in a ...

At the age of 8, piano was Michael’s first instrument. The egg timer was set by his mother for 30 minutes every day atop the small spinet piano in the living room. Regardless of other goings on ...