Slide Action
Trombone quartet from London, UK
- Hue Evans: Tenor Trombone 5AL, Alto Trombone 10CS mouthpieces; DW5505 Straight, DW55529 Cup, DW5507 Harmon and DW5582 Travel mutes.
- Jamie Tweed: Tenor Trombone 5ABL/5AL, Alto Trombone 10CS mouthpieces; DW5505 Straight, DW55529 Cup, DW5507 Harmon and DW5582 Travel mutes.
- Benny Vernon: Tenor Trombone 5AL, Alto Trombone 7CS mouthpieces; DW5505 Straight, DW55529 Cup, DW5507 Harmon and DW5582 Travel mutes.
- Josh Cirtina: Bass Trombone 2NAL mouthpiece; DW5509 Straight, DW55533 Cup, DW5508 Harmon and DW5583 Travel mutes.
Slide Action is a multi-award winning quartet, formed in 2018 by a group of friends with the simple aspiration of developing the trombone quartet into something a little different…
Passionate about creating a new voice for the trombone they regularly commission new music from composers, collaborate with other musicians and create their own innovative arrangements.
Within a year of its conception the quartet won first prize in the International Trombone Association Quartet competition at the 2019 International Trombone Festival. In the following year, they achieved first prize in the prestigious Royal Over-Seas League Mixed Ensemble competition 2020, and were also awarded the Philip Jones Prize for Outstanding Brass Ensemble. Recent engagements include premiering their new show – ‘Rebuilding the Trombone’ at the 2022 Aldeburgh Festival.
In Summer 2021 Slide Action were announced as 2021/22 Britten Pears Young Artists where they took part in a year long visiting residency at Snape Maltings, collaborating with other world class performers and composers, strengthening their commitment to new music.
During the summer of 2022 Slide Action performed the world premiere of Robin Haigh’s concerto for 4 trombones and orchestra ‘THE DREAMERS’ alongside the Britten Pears Contemporary Ensemble and conductor Jonathan Berman.
Slide Action’s recording portfolio continues to grow, recently they featured on the the solo album release from James Fountain, Principal trumpet of the London Symphony Orchestra, accompanying him in one of their own arrangements.
The members of Slide Action are all professional trombonists; working with orchestras, bands and shows all across the UK and Europe. Collectively they have worked with the Royal Philharmonic, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, London Philharmonic, London Symphony, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Aurora, BBC Symphony, BBC Philharmonic, Hallé, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Opera North and City of Birmingham Symphony, to name but a few. Furthermore, they have also worked in the pits of the West End on shows such as Fiddler on the Roof and Phantom of the Opera.
Slide Action is very proud and thankful to be supported by Denis Wick Products Ltd. They perform exclusively on Wick mouthpieces and mutes.
See their YouTube Channel and their Facebook page.
