I have been taking online lessons and as I am 62 years old I dislike doing the lessons online or on YouTube, old fashioned I guess, lol. Does anyone know of a local trombone instructor that is more focused on jazz improvising that I could actually take lessons from in person? In the Riverside California area?

Wow, Riverside is kind of a jazz trombone desert. Are you willing to drive to the L.A. or O.C. areas? You'd have a pretty big selection, including some greats. Also, if learning jazz improvising is your purpose, you might consider taking lessons from a non-trombone player. Back in the day I studied jazz in L.A. from Charlie Schumake, a vibraphone player, and the lessons were incredible. You don't need a trombone player to teach you jazz.

You might try emailing Andy Martin or Bob McChesney to see if they can take you on or point you in the right direction.

[quote="tbdana"]Wow, Riverside is kind of a jazz trombone desert. Are you willing to drive to the L.A. or O.C. areas? You'd have a pretty big selection, including some greats. Also, if learning jazz improvising is your purpose, you might consider taking lessons from a non-trombone player. Back in the day I studied jazz in L.A. from Charlie Schumake, a vibraphone player, and the lessons were incredible. You don't need a trombone player to teach you jazz.

You might try emailing Andy Martin or Bob McChesney to see if they can take you on or point you in the right direction.[/quote]

Thank you. I am just starting back after over 10 years of not playing due to getting dentures and making the erroneous assumption that I could not play anymore. So I need to work on fundamentals and restoring my chops as well. I found a guy named Nick Zavala for the fundamentals and I will see how it works out. I have worked with a trumpet player named Jeff Lewis in the past and I find his website and tutorials on jazz very much helpful. Thanks again.

For the fundamentals as I said on another of your posts, have a lesson or three with Doug.