Brian Drye

Trombonist, Pianist and Educator

PRESS

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Slate.com

In Praise of the Greatest Trombone Part in Broadway History: And the trombonist who made it his own

“..people are going bananas for him, and he’s playing the way he always has: a combination of soul, funkiness, and grit"..” - Jacob Garchik

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NY Times

Some Blustery Gospel, Some Blaring Metal.

“One of the best introductions to a new band, and a pretty new aesthetic…” Ben Ratliff – NY Times

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All about jazz

“An adept composer with an ear for melody, Drye's use of counterpoint and complex meters augments his tuneful writing; his understated lyricism unites disparate approaches whether assertive or introspective”