: Trombone

  • Stewart Ross

    Dr. Stewart Ross received a Ph.D. in Music Education from Northwestern University in 1985.  He served as Director of Bands and professor of low brass at Minnesota State University for 21 years and was a professor at the same institution for 39 years, retiring to Ft. Myers in 2015.  Stewart was a student of Frank …

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  • John Wadsworth

    From an early age, John Wadsworth knew he would become a musician because music was the “family business.” John’s grandfather was principal French Horn with the Philadelphia Orchestra and had played with the New York Philharmonic as well as Dallas and Baltimore Symphonies. John began playing trombone in multiple jazz and big bands in the Philadelphia …

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  • Scott Layman

    Scott Layman, Trombonist, is from Peoria, Illinois.  He started playing professionally with a local dance orchestra at age 15.  Through and after college, Scott performed with numerous bands, combos, and classical orchestras in a three-state area.  He has toured for a year each with the Jan Garber Orchestra and the Al Pierson Orchestra.  Scott also …

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