Product Description

Group founder and leader Matt Niess has joined forces with some of the best jazz performers and writers in the Nation's capital to showcase the awesome power and musical range of this incredible ensemble.... an incredible trombone led 12 piece "big band" (with seven trombones!)... Down Beat says of the Capitol Bones: "... charts sound immaculate... The playing's top notch... "

Review

''...Whether playing bop, ballads, funk, or Latin jazz, this sensational D.C.-area band generates ensemble and solo work that brings the oft-ignored trombone to glorious prominence...'' --JazzTimes
''Whether playing bop, ballads, funk, or Latin jazz, this sensational D.C.-area band generates ensemble and solo work that brings the oft-ignored trombone to glorious prominence.

Nancy Ann Lee
JazzTimes

''...outstanding Concerted effort.''

Harvey Siders
JazzTimes

''...a crisp, swinging affair with classy contrapuntal arrangements...the charts sound immaculate...the playing's top notch...''

Dave Zaworski --DownBeat