LAS VEGAS BONEHEADS

JACK BOWERS - 4/19/2023

There aren't many albums a listener might care to revisit again immediately after an initial spin. This is one of them. The Las Vegas Boneheads, a trombone-and-rhythm nonet formed by Abe Nole in 1962, marked their sixtieth(!) anniversary by recording Sixty and Still Cookin', an album that more than lives up to its name while presenting a master class in how contemporary jazz trombone should be played, individually and collectively.

JONATHAN WIDRAN - 5/30/2023

Ever wonder what those busy trombonists who play in ensembles and orchestras on the Vegas Strip do when they stop blowing and sliding and the stage goes dark after a gig? In 1962, a rehearsal band of them formed by Abe Nole launched an increasingly popular after hours hang that evolved over the years into a unique collective also featuring a killer rhythm section. In the mid-80s, several years after Curt Miller took the reins, the group disbanded, lying dormant until 2011, when he resurrected the vibrant concept for a whole new generation of horn masters.

PHILSPICKS - 4/20/2023

Sixty years is a major milestone for anybody to reach.  That includes not only individuals, but groups, too.  Reaching sixty years means someone has been doing something right for quite a while.  And last year, the musical collective known as The Las Vegas Boneheads (yes, that is really the group’s name) marked its sixtieth anniversary.  In celebration of the new milestone, the band released its new album, Sixty and Still Cookin’. 

JAY HARVEY - 4/7/2023

Curt Miller is at the helm of Las Vegas Boneheads.

Now a group with a history extending back almost to that era, the Las Vegas Boneheads, has released its second CD since it was reconstituted a dozen years ago after a quarter-century hiatus. "Sixty and Still Cookin'" (Curt Miller Music) is a project shepherded by Curt Miller, who is joined by colleagues working the Strip for this banquet of ten tunes, a few of them originals and all with fresh arrangements by Miller and other band members. It has the same appeal as what grabbed me in my distant past as a struggling instrumentalist.

TAKE EFFECT - 10/6/2023

An outfit comprised of 6 trombones and a rhythm section, the legendary Las Vegas Boneheads celebrate their 60th anniversary with these 10 swingin’ and infectious tracks.