Trombone · piano

Between classical, jazz, rock and musical

Six style worlds, two instruments and the conviction that a brass instrument belongs in a metal band just as much as in the orchestra pit.

Mika Hertler with the trombone

Style worlds

Classical
Orchestra, chamber music, wind band. Where a voice should not stand out but carry.
Jazz & blues
Big band and small line-ups. Written parts and played solos, usually both in one night.
Funk
A horn section on the point. Short, loud, exactly together — otherwise it does not work.
Soul
Long notes, lots of air, few of them. The style where holding back is hardest.
Rock & metal
Trombone against two guitars. It works — with the right mic and the right riff.
Musical
Pit, click track, page turns in a two-beat rest. The discipline you take everywhere.

Bands and ensembles

Recordings and compositions

Arrangements for horn sections, own pieces, recordings from rehearsals and concerts. Audio examples will be added as files once the mixes are finished — the page is ready for them, only the files are missing.

Pictures

Orchestra, festival, rehearsal room, stage.

Dates

No public dates are confirmed right now. As soon as there are, they appear here with date, place and line-up.

Enquiry

For gigs, deputising, recordings or arrangements: a short message with date, place and line-up is enough.

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