Wayne Goodman
Trombones

Wayne Goodman began playing the trombone at age 11. A student of Steve Turre and David Taylor, he received his Bachelor of Music degree from William Paterson College and his Master of Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music where he performed with Wynton Marsalis. Soon afterwards he was asked by Mr. Marsalis to perform in the world premiere of his Pulitzer Prize-winning composition, Blood on the Fields. For the next six years Goodman performed, recorded and toured regularly as a member of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, under the leadership of Mr. Marsalis.
Goodman leads his own New Orleans Jazz Band, which focuses primarily on the music of Jelly Roll Morton and Joe “King” Oliver. The band has performed frequently throughout the New York metropolitan area and has been featured in the Reel to Real, and Meet the Artist series at Lincoln Center.

He has also performed with such jazz greats as Jon Hendricks, Wayne Shorter, Frank Foster, Lionel Hampton, Rufus Reid, Cassandra Wilson, Benny Carter, Milt Jackson, Phil Woods and John Lewis. His television credits include numerous performances in the Live From Lincoln Center series, Late Night with David Letterman, BET Jazz and The Late Show with Conan O’Brien. His recording credits include They Came To Swing, Big Train, Blood On The Fields, Sweet Release and A Tribute To Duke. He has also appeared with Barry Harris in a jazz instructional video and has been a featured clinician in numerous jazz master classes and workshops around the country.