Jim Pugh

Jim Pugh is a distinguished trombonist, composer, and educator. The inspiring virtuosity and wonderful versatility he has demonstrated during the course of his career has caused Jim to be often honored as the "musician's musician". Whether he is performing as a concerto soloist in a symphonic setting, recording and touring with legendary artists in the fields of classical, jazz, & rock, or bringing forth his own exciting new compositions that expand the role of brass in contemporary music, his creativity knows no boundaries. 

Over the past thirty-years he has lent his special talent to more than four thousand recording sessions. His trombone can be heard in collaboration with leading classical and popular artists, and orchestras, such as Yo-Yo Ma, Steely Dan, Eos, Concordia, St. Luke’s Orchestra, André Previn, Paul Simon, Barbara Streisand, Tony Bennett, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Pink Floyd, and Frank Sinatra. Jim's original music and arrangements can be heard on National Public Radio, in film scores, on "jingles", and on record. 

Jim Pugh is the only recipient of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences Virtuoso Award for Tenor trombone, awarded after being voted Tenor Trombone MVP by the New York recording community for five years.

His latest recording, X-Over Trombone (Albany Records), recorded with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Jeff Tyzik, features Jim as both composer and virtuoso soloist.

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