Jazz Trombone Starter Pack
Start here. Go anywhere.
You want to play jazz trombone. You just don't know where to start. This bundle answers that. Five books covering every piece you need: how to play jazz, how to improvise, what to practice, what to transcribe, and how to build a real routine.
$100 if purchased separately
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What's Covered
Every piece. No guesswork.
Most players plateau because nobody ever gave them a real starting point. You get handed a trombone and told to practice. Nobody tells you what to practice, or why, or in what order.
This bundle fixes that. It covers every piece of the puzzle you need to actually start playing jazz.
How to Play Jazz
The fundamentals and style specific to the jazz trombone tradition
How to Improvise
150 language ideas across five levels. The vocabulary of jazz, ready to use
What to Transcribe
Example solos that show you exactly what jazz phrasing sounds like on the horn
Example Etudes
22 fully notated jazz etudes to study and internalize real musical situations
A Real Warmup Routine
Built for jazz trombonists. Not borrowed from a classical method book
A Practice Framework
A system to practice smarter, build consistency, and make progress stick
Who It's For
Wherever you're starting from,
start here.
This isn't a surface-level overview. It's a carefully built set of resources that answers every real question a developing jazz trombonist has. Whether you're brand new or coming back after years away, this is the starting point you've been missing.
High School Students
Get the foundation your directors don't have time to teach. A real jazz warmup, improvisation language, and etudes that transfer directly to the bandstand.
College & Conservatory Students
Supplement your lessons with a structured, self-directed system built by a working professional and university professor.
Serious Adult Amateurs
You love jazz and you play. But you've never had a real starting point. This covers everything you need to stop guessing and start moving forward.
Private Lesson Teachers
Five resources your students can work through on their own. Free your lesson time for the things only you can teach.
The Five Books
Five books. Every angle covered.
GET AHEAD
The foundational text for the developing jazz trombonist. Technique, theory, style, and the practical knowledge you need to actually play jazz.
GET READY
A warmup routine built specifically for the jazz trombonist. Not borrowed from classical pedagogy. Start every practice session right.
GET SET
22 jazz trombone etudes to study improvisation. Fully notated examples of what real jazz phrasing looks and sounds like on the horn.
GET LANGUAGE
150 jazz language ideas across five levels of difficulty. The vocabulary of improvisation. Concrete, usable, and ready to take into any tune.
GO!
The Growth Mindset Warmup. The mental and physical framework to practice smarter, build consistency, and make real progress stick.
Your Instructor
Nick Finzer
Nick Finzer is a jazz trombonist, composer, and Associate Professor of Jazz Trombone at the University of North Texas. He leads one of the largest jazz trombone studios in the country and founded Outside In Music, a two-time GRAMMY-winning independent jazz label.
These five books are what he hands his students on day one. The starting point he wishes every player had.
"A new voice to the pantheon of upcoming trombone greats in the making... the WHOLE package."Wycliffe Gordon, International Trombone Artist
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Stop wondering where to start.
Five books. Every component covered. The starting point you've been looking for.
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