Category: About Jay Friedman

Friedman plays a Bach Stradivarius tenor trombone with a Jay Friedman model LT42GT50 thin gold brass bell, improved Thayer valve and .562 50LW slide. This instrument was built to replicate Continue Reading →

Mr. Friedman is presently the Music Director of the Symphony of Oak Park and River Forest. Guest conducting engagements include: Chicago Symphony Orchestra RAI Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale, Turin, Italy Daniel Barenboim, Continue Reading →

Jay Friedman teaches trombone at the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. There, he teaches his small studio in a variety of formats. Recently, his students have been enjoying open Continue Reading →

Jay Friedman attended Yale University on scholarship and majored in composition at Roosevelt University. After four years with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and two years with the Florida Symphony, Continue Reading →