Jiggs Whigham

Jiggs Whigham Is An Internationally Acclaimed Trombonist Band Leader And Educator. This Versatile Performer Born Oliver Haydn Whigham III The Nickname Jiggs Was Given By His Grandfather In Cleveland Ohio On 20 August 1943 First Came To The Attention Of Critics And Fans At 17 As Featured Soloist And First Trombonist With The Glenn Miller Orchestra Directed By Ray McKinley. Two Years Later He Was First And Solo Trombonist With Stan Kenton. Following A Year Of Studio And Broadway Musical Engagements In New York He Became Featured Soloist With The Kurt Edelhagen Jazz Orchestra At The West German Broadcasting Company In Cologne Germany In 1965. In 1966 His Was Awarded 1st Prize At The First Competition For Modern Jazz In Vienna.
He Uses Bonn London And Cape Cod As Home Bases In 1979 He Was Named Professor And Head Of The Jazz Department At Cologne University College Of Music The First Appointment Of Its Kind In Germany. In 1995 He Was Named "Professor For Life" And Head Of The Jazz-Popular Music Department At The "Hanns Eisler" College Of Music In Berlin. From 2000-2001 He Was Visiting Professor At Indiana University. He Was Bandleader Of The Swiss Radio Band Radio DRS From 1984-1986. From 1995-2000 He Was Chief Conductor And Artistic Director Of The Berlin Radio Orchestra RIAS Big Band Berlin .
He Is Currently Soloist And Clinician Worldwide Conductor Of The BBC Big Band In Great Britain Artistic Director Of The Berlin Jazz Orchestra And Visiting Professor At The Guildhall School Of Music And Drama In London And Visiting Tutor At The Royal Northern College Of Music In Manchester England.
He Was Recently Appointed Musical Director Of The LaJJOB Brandenburger Youth Jazz Orchestra . In Addition In 2008 He Will Be The Musical Director Of The 'BUJAZZO' German National Youth Jazz Orchestra . Jiggs Whigham Is A Lifetime Member And General Advisor To The International Trombone Association British Trombone Society And The German Trombone Society. He Is A Lifetime Member Of The International Trombone Association. Currently Vice President President Elect Of The International Trombone Association.
He Is Active As A Soloist Conductor And Educator. He Is A Clinician For The Conn-Selmer Company . read less