I am excited to announce the release of my newest book project, Best Next Thing: Michael Dease's Improvised Trombone Solos!

Physical, spiral-bound copies available worldwide at www.lulu.com/spotlight/brianscarboroughmusic

Digital copies available worldwide at www.brianscarboroughmusic.com/store

Learn more below:

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Best Next Thing: Michael Dease’s Improvised Trombone Solos provides an in-depth look at Dease’s improvisational approach on his 2022 release, Best Next Thing. Featuring transcriptions for each of Dease’s improvisations from the recording, this book gives you a look inside the mind of one of the world’s great jazz musicians as he continues to push and develop even further as an artist. Dease notes, “Best Next Thing documented a raucously joyful day of collaboration with a fearless frontline of new friends; Rudresh Mahanthappa and Alex Sipiagin. This new direction in my musical aesthetic was the “Best Next” decision I could have made, as it pushed my colleagues and I towards the limits of our expressive capabilities.” 

“Whether you're seeking technical refinement, stylistic inspiration, or simply the sheer joy of musical discovery, you will find it all within these pages. Michael Dease's solos are on fire, and I cannot recommend this collection enough.” - Carol Jarvis

I recently sat down with David Basse and Steve Davis to discuss my newest book project, Gettin’ It Done: Steve Davis’ Improvised Trombone Solos (available now in the store). Steve and I discuss our process for the project, and Steve also shares a few stories and words of wisdom.

You can check out the interview at: https://www.davidbasse.com/interviews.html

Over the summer, I was sorting through some files on my computer and going through some old stacks of miscellaneous music when I found a bunch of jazz trombone transcriptions I had done and forgotten about. It will take a little time to clean them up and upload them to my website, but there are more transcriptions on the horizon. Stay tuned!

To view the transcriptions that are currently available for view and download, click here.

Photo by Dayne Topkin