Chris Glassman

Recently hailed by International Trombone Journal as someone whose “ warm sound, beautiful phrasing, and ability to perform in various styles convincingly sets him apart as a truly exceptional musician”, Chris Glassman is a rising star jazz performer on bass trombone, and Michigan based musician. He has performed and/or recorded with legendary musicians The Temptations, Sarah McLachlan,  Dee Dee Bridgewater, Rene Marie, Wayne Bergeron, Rodney Whitaker, Ulysses Owens Jr., and Etienne Charles among others. His recent debut “Realization” with his co-led ensemble with Altin Sencalar, The Sencalar/Glassman Quintet, has recently received high acclaim from magazines like Stereophile Magazine, The International Trombone Journal, and Outside in Music. He is also a featured sidemen in the recently released Walter White Big Band album WWBBXL featuring Wayne Bergeron, Conrad Herwig, Rick Margitza, and Micheal Dease.An avid arranger, Chris has had numerous commissions for arrangements and compositions by Brevard Music Center, the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, and for musicians David Sanborn, Rodney Whitaker, Randy Napoleon, Steve Davis, and Michael Dease among others. Not content with just performing, Glassman is also Adjunct Professor of Jazz at Saginaw Valley State University, and head of Low Brass at Michigan State University’s Community Music School in Detroit.