John Rutherford

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Instruments: 

Trombone, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba

Music Genres: 

All, Jazz, Classical

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Bio

John Rutherford is one of Detroit's leading free-lance trombonists. Originally from Detroit he earned a Bachelor of Music from the University of Michigan after two years of study at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. He spends part of the winter as a trombonist with the Sarasota Opera Orchestra in Florida. In the summer John performs and teaches at the Bay View Music Festival near Petoskey Michigan.
ript Mr. Rutherford has taught at the University of Toledo Albion College School for the Performing Arts-Ann Arbor and maintains a private studio. He has performed with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra the Michigan Opera Theatre and the Toledo Symphony on many occasions. He has served as guest principal trombonist of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra. He has performed abroad with the Jerusalem International Symphony the Philharmonic Orchestra of Palermo Sicily and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.

An active chamber musician he has performed with the Detroit Chamber Winds the Boston Chamber Ensemble and is a member of the Michigan Chamber Brass and a founding member of the Motor City Brass Quintet. John recorded a nonet with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble for Sony Classical as part of the Silk Road Project. He has toured extensively and recorded with this group. Their CD Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet was released in 2002.

On the other side of the spectrum Mr. Rutherford performs with many of Detroit's leading jazz ensembles. He is lead trombonist with the Scott Gwinnell Jazz Orchestra and Ed Nuccilli's Plural Circle. He is a founding member of the Motor City Horns. He has played in backup bands and orchestras for artists including Ray Charles Jimmy Heath Christian McBride Michael Brecker Dave Liebman George Russell Terence Blanchard Gladys Knight Debbie Gibson Clarence Clemens the Four Tops and the Fifth Dimension. He has recorded for radio and television commercials at studios in Detroit and

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