Robert Trowers (born 1957) is a jazz trombonist who has recorded two albums and performed with The Count Basie Orchestra, Randy Weston and George Gee.
[1] His early influences included Lawrence Brown, Tricky Sam Nanton, Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller and Jack Teagarden, then the bebop trombonists, including J.J. Johnson, Jimmy Cleveland, Curtis Fuller, and Frank Rosolino.
[1] While at college, Trowers played professionally in the New York area, including with Jaki Byard's "Apollo Stompers" and the Ray Abrams / Hank Doughty Big Band.
[1] This was followed by freelance work and teaching in New York, and another tour of Europe, this time with saxophonist Illinois Jacquet.
"[1] Towers continued to freelance and play in big bands, and established a non-profit organization that promoted jazz in New York.