Trombone Interview: The Black Trombone Chronicles | Ep. 12 - Darrin Milling

In this episode of The Black Trombone Chronicles, I’m excited to interview my first international guest, Darrin Milling. Darrin joins me from São Paulo, Brazil where he has lived for 22 years and is the Bass Trombonist Principal in the São Paulo State Symphony. He attended the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia before moving on to Temple University's Esther Boyer College of Music for his postgraduate studies. Darrin shares his experiences and adversities he has faced as a musician of color in Brazil and America. We also discuss some of the challenges Darrin has had creating unity amongst the community of musicians of color in Brazil to fight causes directly affecting their community. Hear all about Darrin's passion for the bass trombone as well as his fight for equality for all musicians of color within the Brazilian community in this inspirational interview.
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[@jimryon1002]

I especially enjoy this segment of your show, in that I am a friend of Darrin's.

[@TheChopsShop]

Darrin is a great person! I’m so glad to have the opportunity to speak with him.

[@Uptown59]

Dion, I appreciate and know that I'm not ready for this yet but I am interested in what Darrin says beginning @24:14, that Glenn Dobson's (sp) emphasis on tongue to slide technique, vibration to air ratio to get to the core of the note. I read somewhere that I believe it was Clark Terry who once asked Miles why did he play with vibrato. And hus responded that it was because that was what everyone else does. And Mr. Terry responded that he will have enough to for shaking when he gets old.😊 And we know that Miles didn't use vibrato and he blows right into the core of his notes and they bloom.