Solo Demos

Solo Demos

"...splendid solos...
...virtuosity and musicianship..."
Chicago Tribune

"...knowing solo work on trombone..."
Down Beat

Antonio García has performed and recorded as an instrumental and vocal soloist on countless occasions over the past thirty years. Here is a listing of some excerpts in various styles available to you for review; a few are complete tunes.

"...fine trombone performance, considerable vocal ability, and excellent scat-singing..."
Patrick Crichton,
Head of the Jazz Department, Western Australian Conservatorium of Music, Perth, Western Australia; Artistic Director, Jazz Australia; then-Australasia Representative, IAJE Board

"The ITA International Trombone Festival [concluded] with an all-time brass blowout—and an amazing combination of
'Bone Power—on 'Jazz Night,' featuring
Michael Davis, Raul de Souza, Antonio García, Bruce Paulson, Bill Reichenbach, and Bill Watrous."
The Octopus

"Your performance on trombone at the IMEA All-State Convention was superb."
Illinois Music Educators Association Jazz Division

"At all times Antonio never played less than the 100% he promised....
He can be in my band whenever he wants."
Phil Collins

"The crowd was simply blown away by his scat-singing and playing."
Dr. Scott Garlock,
Director of Bands,
Knox College

If you would like to discuss potentially bringing him to your area as a soloist or clinician, please contact Antonio García directly. Fees are flexible, and he may also assist you in identifying co-sponsorship from additional funding sources.

All titled works below are composed by Antonio García. If noted with an asterisk (*), they are further detailed regarding publisher, grade level, required soloists, and price on the Published Works page.

Hear VCU Jazz faculty members Skip Gailes (sax), Rex Richardson (trumpet), Antonio García (trombone), Bob Hallahan (piano), Mike Ess (guitar), Tony Martucci (drums), and VCU Jazz alumnus Rusty Farmer (bass) perform several tunes. (Start approximately 25 minutes into the clip for about a half hour).

To hear sound files of the pieces below, click on the links in the Recording column. Please note that the QuickTime sound files will have better sound quality than the RealAudio files. Click on these links if you need to download the QuickTime Player or RealAudio Player.

Tenor Trombone Solo Samples
Title	Tempo/Style	Recording	Notes
S.N.O.W.-Bliz Bop	Uptempo Bebop	archival RealAudio File	stop-time bop solis, based on Donna Lee
---	Uptempo Bebop	archival mp3 file	stop-time, rhythm-time, and chorus with band
---	Medium Up Bebop	archival mp3 file	on "Moment's Notice" changes
The Midwest Fest*	Medium Swing	archival RealAudio File	The complete chart is included; I am the second of the two trombone soloists (following a fine young high school player); based on Cherokee
Loved One*	Ballad Swing	What Are We Here For?, JazzTech Big Band (Sea Breeze SB-2067), 1995 RealAudio File	The complete chart is included; Basie-style ballad a la Li'l Darlin'
By the Light of the Dawn*	Bolero (Latin ballad)	live concert video by the Youth Jazz Ensemble of DuPage	The complete chart is included.
---	Ballad Swing	archival RealAudio File	a clip from a recording project
---	Medium Samba	archival	This video excerpt from many years ago is courtesy of the New Trier High School Jazz Festival (IL). My solo during this pro jam session is preceded by the wonderful tenor saxophonist Mark Colby and followed by the superb "harmonicat," Howard Levy. If memory serves, the great rhythm section is Mike Kocour (piano), Larry Gray (bass), and Bob Rummage (drums)—my thanks to all!
Samba Sin Palabras*	Medium Samba	archival RealAudio File	This excerpt is over the tune's changes. Below you'll find another excerpt over a montuno.
Cha-Cha Yunque*	Medium Cha-Cha	archival RealAudio File	Most of the chart is included. The solo picks up from the entrance of backgrounds.
Mambolák*	Medium Latin	archival RealAudio File	Most of the chart is included, including my trading solos with a high school student.
Jaguar Blues*	Medium Up Swing	archival RealAudio File	a clip from a live performance
Soft Spot*	Slower Swing	live concert video of the club recording session for Eleventh Hour Live! , JazzTech Big Band (Sea Breeze SB-2110), 2000	The complete chart is included: sassy, bump-and-grind plunger trombone feature with blues-march bridge. My thanks to Brian Jacobi (second trombonist in this band) for the video footage, which I then synchronized to the audio from the final CD mix. And special thanks to Rob Parton, whose JazzTech Big Band has been of the highest quality for more than 15 years, all the while promoting original compositions.
Soft Spot*	Slower Swing
---	Uptempo Bluesy	archival RealAudio File	a clip from a live recording project
Blue Infusion*	Slower 12/8 Swing	archival RealAudio File	Most of the chart is included; altered minor blues
Bouncing Back*	Medium Swing	archival RealAudio File	Most of the chart is included; bluesy tune alternating 2- and 4-feels.
Metanoia (A Change of Heart)	Rubato Ballad	archival RealAudio File	Melody and solis included: ballad shifting to jazz waltz

Bass Trombone Solo/Ensemble Samples
Title	Tempo/Style	Recording	Notes
"Hang" Time*	Medium Swing	Hot House, Eastman Jazz Ensemble (Mark MJS-57615), 1985 RealAudio File	a walking bass trombone line under a woodwind soli
---	Medium Rock	studio sessions RealAudio File	Assignment: "EDGE"! Taking the paint off the wall...

Piano Solo Samples
Title	Tempo/Style			Recording	Notes
Before I Go	Ballad			archival RealAudio File	Playing with the vibes in a "Chick Corea/Gary Burton" style.

Vocal Solo Samples
Title	Tempo/Style	Recording	Notes
Cheese Blues	Medium Blues	archival mp3 file	A spontaneous "vocalese" prompted by a middle-school student's suggested topic of "Cheese." (See video of same on Clinics page.)
---	Uptempo Samba	archival RealAudio File	unison stop-time, original soli with trumpet
---	Medium Blues	archival RealAudio File	taking choruses with a wonderfully interactive rhythm section
Gonna' Go Dancin'*	Medium Up Jazz Waltz	archival RealAudio File	stop-time 3/4 solo
NU's to You!	Medium Swing	archival RealAudio File	groovin' with a few players

Tenor Trombone and Vocal Solos Together
Title	Tempo/Style	Recording	Notes
---	Medium Bebop	archival RealAudio File	going back and forth from horn to voice
Samba Sin Palabras*	Medium Samba	archival RealAudio File	vocal solo, then horn solo over montuno (earlier excerpt above has horn solo over tune's changes)

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