Faculty Concert Series: Album Release "Almost Like Being in Love"

Bloomingdale School of Music Faculty Concert Series: Thomas Laubhan Jazz Duo Album Release "Almost Like Being in Love"
David Greer Recital Hall

Thomas Laubahn, trombone
Silvan Joray, guitar

This performance celebrates the release of Almost Like Being In Love, the debut album from jazz duo Thomas Laubhan and Silvan Joray. Featuring a curated selection of jazz standards, the album centers on themes of love and connection, offering fresh interpretations of classic melodies. With the warm, intimate pairing of trombone and guitar, the duo brings a rich, nuanced texture to the music—creating space for deep conversation and spontaneous expression throughout the set. This duo follows in a surprisingly deep historical lineage of guitar + trombone duos, with notable contributors being J.J. Johnson with Joe Pass, Bob Brookmeyer with Jim Hall, and contemporary performers Ed Neumeister with Karl Ratzer.

The standards presented in this concert will all be on the album (except the original composition) and feature many different styles of jazz, including ballad, latin, straight 8ths, and swing. Throughout the fall semester, the duo will release singles and videos of these standards, and in mid-November the album with the full collection of songs will be released.

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