Wayne Wallace Bio

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Legendary trombonist, arranger and composer Wayne Wallace is one of those artists with a resume so long, one scarcely knows where to start. Born in San Francisco, trained at San Francisco State and La Escuela Nacional in Havana, Cuba, Wallace has taught jazz trombone, improvisation and composition at his alma mater as well as at Stanford, UC Berkeley, San Jose State and the JazzSchool. His compositions and arrangements have graced the stage at the American Conservatory Theater and sound stages in Hollywood, and he has produced and arranged recordings for such artists as Celine Dion, Santana, Sister Sledge, Pete Escovedo and John Lee Hooker. Wallace has performed with the Count Basie Orchestra, Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Sonny Rollins and countless other legendary musicians. But for young musicians at the Lafayette Summer Music Workshop, he is simply Dr. Wayne, the generous, superbly gifted trombonist who returns year after year. Hear tracks from his latest album, Infinity, here.

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