Andy Clausen

about

Andy Clausen is a New York-based composer, trombonist and 2014 graduate of The Juilliard School. The New York Times has described his work as “sleek, dynamic large-group jazz, a whirl of dark-hued harmony and billowing rhythm...The intelligent sheen of Mr. Clausen’s writing was as striking as the composure of his peers...It was impressive, and not just by the yardstick of their age.” As a trombonist, Clausen maintains an active schedule in the Jazz, Contemporary Classical and Pop/Rock scenes. He has performed with Bill Frisell, Wynton Marsalis, Ron Carter, Benny Golson, Frank Wess, Gerald Wilson, Kurt Elling, The After Midnight Orchestra, Joe Lovano, Dave Douglas, Wayne Horvitz, Andrew D'angelo, John Zorn, The American Brass Quintet, Feist, My Brightest Diamond and Landlady. He has also performed at Alice Tully Hall, Avery Fischer Hall, Radio City Music Hall, The Kennedy Center, The Ravinia Festival, The Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, The Allen Room, Dizzy Club Coca Cola, The Blue Note, Birdland, 54 Below, The Stone, The Earshot Jazz Festival, The Vancouver Jazz Festival, Music In The Mountains, The Umbria Jazz Festival, Jazz A Vienne, and the Sound of The Dolomites Festival. As a composer, Clausen’s works for small and large ensembles explore what it means to grow up in a 21st Century America, in which both artist and listener are expected to be equally versed in the music of Bach and Bob Dylan, Louis Armstrong and Leonard Bernstein. By embracing these seemingly disparate tradit

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albums

Heart of Tones: Solo Trombone at The TANK, Vol. 2

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This Is Water II: Lopez

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Few Ill Words: Solo Trombone at The TANK, Vol. 1

Shutter, Vol. 2

Austerity Measures

The Wishbone Suite

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Abacus

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Heaven: Can You Hear Me? (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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Shutter Volume 1

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5 Doctors (Original Score)

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Justice and Honor

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Truth Be Told with Tonya Mosley: Season 5 (Music from the Original Podcast)

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