The Trombone Retreat

Incredible interviews with real people!

This is a pretty good podcast. The hosts are very knowledgable. My only criticism is that there is a lot of talking - it’s a music podcast, so maybe there should be some music or playing. Also, they seem to only interview trombone players. Maybe they could have some doctors or lawyers on. They did so much for during the pandemic. Anyway, just my thoughts.

Nick and Sebastian really get so much out of the guests they have on their show. And I would attribute that to how prepared they are and also to the care and consideration they have for their guests. Some guests are colleagues, some are heroes from their/our youth. There is some pedagogy covered, but really it’s the life stories of the musicians that makes this podcast fun to listen to. Bravo fellas. Thank you for all you do.

This is my favorite podcast: excellent, candid interviews, long enough to get in depth, and the goodwill among musicians (plus quality of guests) means you always get nuggets of wisdom and history. As a “weekend warrior” who studied trb. but does other things professionally, I find both musical inspiration and the type of inspiration for life (work ethic, getting along in community, living towards a purpose) that has me taking notes after every episode. As a Clevelander for 4 years during college, I have been the most excited for this Rick Stout episode! A question for Nick and Sebastian: what are the most important things we can do to preserve trombone, instrumental learning, and the orchestral tradition in a changing cultural landscape?