Jiggs Whigham composer / arranger

Jiggs Whigham (* 20 August 1943 in Cleveland, Ohio; real name Oliver Haydn Whigham III) is a trombonist, bandleader and university teacher. His trombone playing is characterised by a big, warm tone and pliable phrasing skills. He is also "one of the most experienced orchestra leaders on the European scene and - as a pioneer in Germany - an institution in terms of jazz education at universities."



Based on his experience as a teacher, instrumentalist, bandleader and arranger, Jiggs Whigham has published numerous books and editions of sheet music, including Jazz Trombone - Concepts, Ideas and Exercises (London 2006, German as Jazz-Posaune - Konzepte, Spieltechniken, Übungen, Mainz 2007, Schott), Basic Steps - Warm-up, Phrasing and Stylistics for Winds (Mainz 2011, together with Renold Quade and Bernhard G. Hofmann), Suite for Trombone and Piano (Mainz 2011) and Hills for Alto or Tenor Saxophone (Trumpet in Bb) and Piano (Mainz 2012).



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