TromboneChat

The latest International Musician (AFM) has an interview with Jennifer Wharton and John Fedchock, AKA. Mr. and Mrs. Fedchock. Pretty good reading, I especially liked Jennifer‘s response to how is it to be a female bass bone player in New York. She said “I Ilive loud.”

My wife (also a trombonist) and I worked with Jen at the Cazadero Performing Arts Camp in the early-mid 2000s. Amazing player and a cool person to be around.

I'll have to check this out online, or wait a while. My November International Musician just arrived yesterday in the mail (along with a Christmas card). Nothing like combining two postal systems that are both deteriorating!

Jim Scott

Great interview! I played in a community college jazz band and jazz trombone quintet with John when we were both in high school. Great guy then, great guy now. I met Jen when Bonegasm was playing in Cleveland - walked up to her and started chatting. When I told her I was a bass bone player and came to see her and not "the tall guy", she gave me a high five! I wish them both the best.

The Dayton Jazz Orchestra will have our annual John Fedchock gig coming up on the Third Sunday in April, which is April 19th, 2026. For you SW Ohio trombonists who might want to hear John, live, with the 17-piece DJO, the gig takes place at The Hidden Gem Music Club, out in Centerville OH, south of Dayton. We will be playing from 7:00-9:00. If you have never heard John play, live, it will be an amazing feat of trombone playing by John. We will be featuring his arranging skills and will play a nice selection of his arrangements.

John is originally from the Cleveland-area and comes to Dayton-area for performances and clinics.