TROMBONES
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*Edward deCorsia -
Trombone and Director of New York's Most Dangerous Big Band.

Ed began playing trombone at the age of ten and received his first music scholarship at eleven to attend USDAN Performing Arts Center. At 16 he was given another scholarship to perform with the Suffolk All Stars Jazz Ensemble that was formed to play at Man and His World (Expo) in Montreal, led by Barry Titone of Lionel Hampton's Band. Ed then received another scholarship when graduating High School from the Sons of Italy which he used to purchase his first Symphonic Tenor (Bach) Trombone. During his high school years he performed with the Jazz Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, Orchestra, and Concert Band along with performing a half dozen musicals staged by North Babylon High School, Babylon Village High School and The James Street Players in Babylon. He was also chosen to perform in the All County and All State Wind Ensembles. While at North Babylon High School, he studied trombone with James Lamendola of the Buddy Rich, Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey Big Bands. He additionally took Music Theory, Solfege, Music Dictation and Choir with Mr. Lamendola who is admittedly his Mentor. Ed attended Conservatory of Music at SUNY Purchase where he performed with the Orchestra, the Opera Orchestra, the Brass Ensemble, Chamber Ensembles, and a Brass Quintet. He has performed in the Westchester Conservatory Orchestra when they performed works at the Alice Tully Hall of Lincoln Center. He has been a sideman in several local Big Bands until he began performing in his own Jazz Ensemble, NYMDBB. Ed has performed with the Dowling College Orchestra and the Pit Orchestras of James Street Players, Gateway Theatre Playhouse, the Engeman Theater and Creative Ministries Theater. He also sponsors a Brass Quartet to perform holiday music in United Methodist Church each year as well as Ceremonial Brass Quartet music at weddings and special occassions. Ed has studied trombone with Myron Cohen, Irwin Price, James Lamendola and Professor Michael Powell of Julliard.  Ed has been the guest soloist for his long time friend and music educator, Christopher Luttinger's Wind Ensemble performing a haunting piece titled ELEGY, where he also promoted a 2 day visit to Afton School System where he and three members of New York's Most Dangerous Big Band gave master classes, private lessons, and participated in the rehearsals and Spring concert, all sponsored by BOCES.      Ed has performed with both the West Islip Symphony, The Rockaway/Five Towns Symphony, Long Island based Orchestras.

*Frank Hall - Trombone


After being trained at the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam and furthering his graduate work at Hofstra University, Frank now plays in a variety of styles including classical, jazz, latin, and soca.  He feels very lucky to have performed with or backed up such pop/jazz artists as Bruce Hornsby, Edwin McCain, "Crazy", and Jeff Jarvis.  Other achievements include performances at Shea Stadium (National Anthem), recording studio work, and conducting at Lincoln Center.  When he's not teaching, Frank can be found playing with local theater, jazz and soca groups.  Even though he's been up on a stage waving to crowd of over a thousand, Frank believes perfection is something sought after but never attained; that he still has a long way to go and so much to learn, not just from life’s great teachers, but his own band members as well.

*Petro Hykavyy-bass trombone.
Petro was born in the Ukraine. He received a degree from the Koncervatorium of Lvov in the Ukraine, where studied trombone. He's performed in Symphonic Band, Brass Ensemble, and the Filharmonic Orchestra. Petro was previously a band director and music educator in the Ukraine. With the big sound that he creates with his Bach 52B bass trombone, New York's Most Dangerous Big Band is enhanced by his participation!