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Fred Wesley and The New JB’s (uncredited)

Fred Wesley and The New JB’s

Fred Wesley Jr. is a legendary trombone player, who has performed with and composed for some of R&B’s most successful artists. Born and raised in Mobile, Alabama, he has described himself as a “jazz snob,” who grew up listening to Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington and the likes. He first started to learn the trombone at the request of his father, the leader of a big band, who needed a trombonist for his band. As a teenager, he played trombone in a band for Ike and Tina Turner, but he attributes his most important musical training to the time he spent in the U.

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Fred Wesley and The New JB’s 7/6/11: Fred Wesley and The New JB’s

The trombonist—who has collaborated with such giants as Tina Turner, James Brown, and Ray Charles—brings his jazz-funk band. Part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, this year celebrating Rhythm and Blues: Tell It Like It Is, The Peace Corps, and Colombia: The Nature of Culture.

Fred Wesley and The New JB’s

The trombonist—who has collaborated with such giants as Tina Turner, James Brown, and Ray Charles—brings his jazz-funk band. Part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, this year celebrating Rhythm and Blues: Tell It Like It Is, The Peace Corps, and Colombia: The Nature of Culture.

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