Tom Brantley
{{Short description|American trombonist (born 1970)}}
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| name = Tom Brantley
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| name = Tom Brantley
| notable_students = Robert U. Griffin
| birth_place = Louisiana, U.S.
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1970}}
| education = University of Southern Mississippi (BM)
University of North Texas (MM)
| discipline = Music
| sub_discipline = Trombone performance
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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.{{Cite web|url=http://secure.swapacd.com/cd/artist/673971-tom+brantley|title = 's List of Albums by Release Date}} 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[http://www.rhythmandbrass.com/ "About 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,Ben Ratliff, [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D00E7D8103CF934A35756C0A96F958260&scp=1&sq=ellington%20explorations&st=cse "Album of the Week"], The New York Times, May 7, 1999. 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,{{Cite web |url=http://tboextra.com/static/special-reports-entertainment/tbocom-special-report-entertainment-local-cds/ |title=TBOEXTRA.com :: TBO Special Report: Local CDS |access-date=2009-04-04 |archive-date=2009-04-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425083003/http://tboextra.com/static/special-reports-entertainment/tbocom-special-report-entertainment-local-cds/ |url-status=dead }} entitled Boneyard, was released on the Summit Records label.John Fleming, [https://web.archive.org/web/20110806001735/http://www.tampabay.com/features/music/article984760.ece "John Fleming's CD picks: Anne Akiko Meyers, Boston Symphony, Morton Feldman, Tom Brantley"], Tampa Bay Times, March 21, 2009. Reviews of the CD Boneyard include the Jazz Society of OregonGeorge Fendel, [http://www.jsojazzscene.org/CDReviews/200904_CDReviews.htm "CD Reviews"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726211223/http://www.jsojazzscene.org/CDReviews/200904_CDReviews.htm |date=2011-07-26 }}, Jazz Society of Oregon. as well as JazzReview.com magazine.{{Cite web |url=http://www.jazzreview.com/cd/review-20543.html |title=CD Review of Tom Brantley - Boneyard on Summit Records @ jazzreview.com |access-date=2009-05-17 |archive-date=2009-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091105193643/http://www.jazzreview.com/cd/review-20543.html |url-status=dead }} Other reviews include Bill Milkowski's in JazzTimes magazine Bill Milkowski, [http://jazztimes.com/articles/25422-boneyard-tom-brantley "Tom Brantley – Boneyard"], JazzTimes, 12/09/09. and Ken Dryden of AllMusic.Ken Dryden, [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1471822|pure_url=yes}} "Tom Brantley – Boneyard" (review)], AllMusic.
The Brass Herald, the UK journal devoted to brass music, published a review of Boneyard (May 2009), as well as a feature article about Brantley (October 2009).
Brantley has published two different trombone etude books with Carl Fischer Music.
Student's Essential Studies for Trombone includes 42 etudes taken from the various collections publishing by Carl Fischer.
Stylistic Etudes for Trombone includes 20 original compositions by Tom Brantley, designed to help students master various styles required of a trombone player in a variety of performance settings.
Brantley serves as professor of trombone at the University of South Florida in Tampa. He is an occasional reviewer for many publications on topics of interest to trombonists and other brass musicians.[http://www.trombone.org/articles/library/multiplicity-rev.asp "Multiplicity & 20 Jazz Etudes: A Review"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080424022234/http://www.trombone.org/articles/library/multiplicity-rev.asp |date=2008-04-24 }}, Online Trombone Journal. Brantley performs on Yamaha trombones and has offered podcasts through the Yamaha Artists series.[http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/tom-brantley-clinic/5511759 "Tom Brantley Clinic"], MeFeedia. Brantley appeared as a featured artist on the 2009 Clearwater Jazz Holiday program.[http://www.clearwaterjazz.com/performer_info.html?PID=17 "Tom Brantley Collective"], Clearwater Jazz Holiday. He has also served as a member of the faculty for the 2007 International Trombone Festival{{Cite web |url=http://www.trombonefestival.net/itf2007/faculty/brantley.asp |title=ITF 2007 : Faculty : Tom Brantley |access-date=2011-05-26 |archive-date=2011-04-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415163852/http://www.trombonefestival.net/itf2007/faculty/brantley.asp |url-status=dead }} as well as the 2011 International Trombone Festival.
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