by Douglas Yeo
Today (September 22, 2023), a podcast interview I gave last week with The Trombone Corner has launched.
I’ve done many interviews over the years for print publications and radio shows, and it’s always nice to engage with thoughtful interviewers who ask interesting questions. Recently I was interviewed for something new for me: a podcast. The Trombone Corner is a production of The Brass Ark and Bob Reeves Brass, and hosted by Noah Gladstone and John Snell. Preston Shepard is the program’s audio engineer.
The Trombone Corner launched in April 2020 and now has 22 podcast interviews with a diverse group of guests from a host of musical genres including Bill Reichenbach, Christian Lindberg, Jay Friedman, Aubrey Logan, Michael Davis, Kenneth Thompkins, Angel Subero, and many more. There is a LOT of information on The Trombone Corner.
I talked about a lot of things: how I came to the trombone (actually, the trombone came to me. . .), my college years, my early career, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, my collaboration with Yamaha, and much more. As the interview progressed, it seemed that it kept coming back to the person who truly transformed my life: Edward Kleinhammer. Bass trombonist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra form 1940–1985, Mr. Kleinhammer was my trombone teacher during my undergraduate years as a student at Wheaton College (Illinois). We had a wonderful, close friendship that lasted from that time until his death at the age of 90 in 2013. I never tire of talking about the influence of Edward Kleinhammer, and I especially hope that young trombonists who never knew him will learn something about him in this interview.
So, have a listen. You can subscribe to The Trombone Corner Podcast on a host of streaming services (including Apple, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Podchaser, Audacy, and many more), and you can listen to it online (and subscribe) by going to The Trombone Corner page, and the Bob Reeves Brass website. The direct link to my interview is HERE. As readers of The Last Trombone know, I don’t use social media but if you like The Trombone Corner, feel free to pass around the link to the show. I not only enjoyed being on the show myself, but I’ve learned a lot from all of the other interviews The Trombone Corner has done over the years. Have a listen!
The Last Trombone – Douglas Yeo 