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Tom Brantley
Tom Brantley (born 1970) is an American trombonist and academic. Early life and education Brantley was born in 1970 in Louisiana. He is a third-generation trombonist. Brantley earned music degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi (BM) and the University of North Texas (MM). He majored in trombone performance at both schools. Brantley was taught by Neil Slater. Career Brantley joined the chamber ensemble Rhythm & Brass in 1995 and continues to tour and record with the group. He appears on many Rhythm & Brass recordings, including ''Ellington Explorations'' (1998), which upon release was named the ''New York Times'' Album of the Week, ''Sitting in An English Garden'' (2001), and ''Inside the Blue Suitcase'' (2005). He also records with the chamber group Confluences, and their self-titled debut CD appeared in 2004. Brantley's first solo CD project, entitled ''Boneyard'', was released on the Summit Records label. Reviews of the CD ''Boneyard'' include the Jazz Societ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert U
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
