Brantley joined the chamber ensemble Rhythm & Brass[2] in 1995 and continues to tour and record with the group.
He appears on many Rhythm & Brass recordings, including Ellington Explorations (1998), which upon release was named the New York Times Album of the Week,[3] Sitting in An English Garden (2001), and Inside the Blue Suitcase (2005).
Brantley's first solo CD project,[4] entitled Boneyard, was released on the Summit Records label.
[7] Other reviews include Bill Milkowski's in JazzTimes magazine [8] and Ken Dryden of AllMusic.
Student's Essential Studies for Trombone includes 42 etudes taken from the various collections publishing by Carl Fischer.