Dr. Allan Kaplan is the Professor of Trombone and Low Brass at New Mexico State University.

 

From 1975-1989 he was Principal Trombone of the Oklahoma Symphony Orchestra. Previous to that position he performed  in Broadway musicals, as Solo Trombone of the Goldman Band,  at Lincoln Center, and was a member of the New York Brass Choir.  

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Together with Grammy nominated saxophonist Mack Goldsbury he has released two CDs on the Fortuna label: Fotografia and Duke’s Voice. He is featured soloist on Crossings, recorded in Dusseldorf, Germany with Curt Warren on Guitar, vocals by Helen Sachs and a German rhythm section. In 2001 Kaplan was invited to NYC with the Creole Trio, to an audition for the State Department’s Jazz Ambassador program. 

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Dr. Kaplan has served as a faculty member and guest artist for the Mile High Jazz Camp in Boulder, Colorado and at the Idyllwild Jazz Camp in Hemet, California. Look for Dr. Kaplan’s chapter on the trombone in the jazz band in the classic textbook Jazz Pedagogy: The Jazz Educator’s Handbook and Resource Guide by Warner Brothers, edited by Dr. Willie Hill, Jr.    

 In addition, Dr. Kaplan has a strong background as a public school music educator.  

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He is the author of The Trombone Player's Survival Guide: How to get out and stay out of pain using the movement alignment technique, published by Mountain Peak Music.

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