He didn’t know that Beethoven proclaimed centuries ago that the trombone was “God’s Instrument” because its sound was the closest to the human voice. “God’s instrument? Really?” asks the 60-year-old ...

Time now for StoryCorps. Gilbert Zermeno grew up on the plains of West Texas. He came from a big family that didn't have much. They got by on the hundred dollars a week Gilbert's father made picking ...

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Today we're out at Senseney Music learning all about 'Get Trombonafide!' This annual, educational musical event will feature guest artist Zoltan Kiss from Vienna, and is a draw to teachers, students, ...

Watch exclusive clips on the music of Treme from the Treme: Season One DVD below. Treme, the HBO drama created by Wire executive producer David Simon and producer Eric Overmyer about post-Katrina life ...

Gilbert Zermeno came from a big family who didn't have much. They lived on the plains of West Texas and got by on the $100 a week that Gilbert's father made working the cotton fields. So when Gilbert ...