Glenn Ferris
Glenn Arthur Ferris (born June 27, 1950) is an American jazz trombonist who has also worked in other fields. Outside of jazz he has played for Frank Zappa, Stevie Wonder, James Taylor, and Duran Duran. He studied classical music from 1958 to 1967, but from 1964 onward he also studied jazz with Don Ellis, performing all of the trombone solos on three albums ("Ferris Wheel" was written for him by Don Ellis). He went on to perform with a variety of American musicians in several genres before moving to France in 1980. In France he worked with Tony Scott, Brotherhood of Breath, and Henri Texier. He has led a trio and a quintet and has taught at the Conservatoire de Paris. Discography As leader A Live in Paris with Collectif Planete Carree (RCA Victor, 1980) Flesh and Stone (Enja, 1994) Palatino with Romano/Benito/Fresu (Label Bleu, 1995) Face Lift (Enja, 1996) Refugees (Enja, 1997) Chrominance (Enja, 2001) Here and Now with BFG (Naïve, 2001) Air with Mirabassi/Boltro (Sketch, 2003) Skin Me! (Naive, 2004) X Actimo! (Naive, 2006) Ferris Wheel (Enja, 2009) Live in L.A. with Bobby Bradford (Clean Feed, 2011) Now or Never with BFG (Naive, 2013) With Palatino Tempo (Label