Jacques Reuter - Trombone
Funky Mission : havin' a good time & occasional tromboning + webmastering
Born: 24/08/1971 in Dudelange
Lives : Dudelange (The Funky City)
Equipment :
• Thomas Inderbinen Piccola Trombone
• Dave Monette customized mouthpieces TS11 + TS6 Slap Prana
• Shure SLX wireless Mic System
Other Bands:
• Luxembourg Jazz Orchestra
• Salsabor - Salsa made in Luxembourg
• Harmonie Municipale de Dudelange
• Big Band Spectrum
• Traumkapitän
Musical inspiration: All the beautifull things in life
Most memorable gigs:
• 2001 - Saarbrücken/Garage : On stage with Maynard Ferguson
• CD recording as 1st Trombone in Deutsche Bläserphilharmonie with Philipp Sparke (Between the Two Rivers 2004)
Disks to take to desert island: (My I-Pod with)
• Chicago : Street Player
• Nils Landgren & Funk Unit : Funky ABBA
• Michel Camilo : One more once
• Tower of Power : Soul with a Capital 'S'
• De la Soul : 3 Feet high & Rising
• Maurice Ravel : Piano Concerto in G
Musical Education :
• Classical trombone studies with M. René Meyers 1979 - 1992 (Prix d'Excellence with distinction)
• Jazz Class of the Conservatory of Esch/Alzette 1997 - 2000 (1st price)
• Ecole de Musiques Nouvelles in Herchies (B) with Hervé Letor 2001 - 2004
Workshops & collaborations :
Jiggs Whigham, Jon Faddis, Slide Hampton, Bob Mintzer, Carla Bley & Steve Swallow, Phil Abraham, James Cobb, Joe Alessi, Chris Strik, Freddy Cole... And hopefully many more to come
