It’s time for Jen’s Holiday Shopping List! What to get the brass player that has everything??
TROMBONE UNIVERSITY
Trombone fam Nick Finzer is selling these swanky sweatshirts over on his page!
Let the trombone player in your life express their love proudly.
I LOVE YOU, BE QUIET.
Tell the musician in your life that you love them but you’d rather not hear them ALL the time with a practice mute. Is it mean? No. We love practice mutes!
FARBOAT ADJUSTABLE PROFESSIONAL MOUTHPIECE PULLER
- Material: Aluminum, Galvanized Iron and Steel. Color: Silver.
- Rustproof, anti-corrosion, solid and durable.
- Jaw is adjustable, suitable for most brass instruments, such as trumpet, trombone and others.
PAINTINGS AND PRINTS!
John and I have one of these prints hanging in our home and we always walk by the art gallery when we visit New Orleans.
For those with a crass sense of humor…
NEW ORLEANS KNOWS BRASS PLAYERS
This shirt reads “AMERICA’S HORNIEST CITY” with multiple instruments on the front. It’s slightly difficult to read so you are ALMOST safe to where it anywhere!
UGLY BRASS SWEATSHIRTS
Jen is back with Ugly Holiday Sweatshirts!! Now in addition to Trombone, we have the sweatshirt for Horn, Trumpet and Tuba. Check them out and order today to get it in time for your holiday party!
Nothing says the holidays like “Sorry, I Tooted.”
BRASSTACHE
- These clip-on mustaches are totally unnecessary but loads of fun! Snaps on and off the mouthpiece easily so you can be as silly or serious as you wish. Mouthpiece not included.
- Brass Player Gift – Surprise your students, band director, classmates with a new look. Gift-friendly product packaging makes it easy to give to the brass player in your life!
- Reinforced Design Update – Thank you for your feedback – we hear you! Summer 2022 introduces an improved design to help prevent the Brasstache from breaking. See photos for details.
- Made by Musicians – We know how challenging and rewarding learning an instrument is and believe the more fun the better! Designed and manufactured in Chicago, IL USA
For Your Listening Pleasure
A Very Bonegasm Silent Night 
Our 2021 single of Silent Night makes every holiday playlist a little more, how do you say… tromboney!
If you feel like donating money to great musical causes, here are some of my favorites.
MAESTRA provides support, visibility, and community to the women and nonbinary people who make the music in the musical theater industry. Our membership is made up of composers, music directors, orchestrators, arrangers, copyists, rehearsal pianists and other musicians. The organization’s initiatives include monthly educational seminars, mentorship programs, technical skills workshops, networking events, and online resources and partnerships that aim to promote equality of opportunity and to address the many historical disadvantages and practices that have limited women and nonbinary composers and musicians in the musical theater.
DONATE HERE
MUSE is committed to creating diversity within the music departments of the theatre industry by providing access, internships, mentorships, and support to historically marginalized people of color. We recognize the lack of opportunities particularly for black and brown artists looking to pursue careers in this field. Our mission is to cultivate more racial equity in theatrical music departments by providing access, internships, mentorships, and support to historically marginalized people of color. MUSE aims to challenge systemic acts of exclusion and support musicians as we transition to a more diverse and inclusive environment for all.
DONATE HERE
Women In Jazz Organization intends to help level the playing field in Jazz, so that women and non-binary people have equal opportunity to participate in and contribute to Jazz, leading to an improved and more rich, diverse, and successful art form. WIJO is committed to honoring Black Americans as the creators of Jazz.
DONATE HERE