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James Carter Pankow (born August 20, 1947) is an American trombone player, songwriter, and brass instrument arranger who is a founding member of the rock band Chicago. He is best known for his brass arrangements, and for being one-third of Chicago's brass/woodwind section alongside Lee Loughnane and Walter Parazaider .
James Pankow – Chicago. Founding Member – Trombone, Horn Arranger, Composer. My career began one day when I was only ten years old. I was a restless kid. The kind of kid that was constantly tapping on things. Beating on things and humming.
James Pankow is among the most influential and multitalented musicians of all time. A founding member of the rock band Chicago, Jim has written and arranged songs that have become the soundtrack of our lives.
James Pankow. Soundtrack: Almost Famous. The influential trombonist and composer for the jazz-rock group Chicago, James Pankow was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on August 20, 1947. He ended up playing trombone by accident (the other, "cooler" instruments had been distributed).
“Listen Up!” – James Pankow. Rock Star Trombonist James Pankow’s Stories and Tips for Concert Band Musicians. Margie Simon interviews James Pankow for the Journal of the Association of Concert Bands.
Dec 15, 2023 · The Chicago story begins when six musicians known as The Big Thing – guitarist/vocalist Terry Kath, saxophonist Walter Parazaider, trumpet player Lee Loughnane, trombonist James Pankow, keyboard player/vocalist Robert Lamm and drummer Danny Seraphine – began combining rock ‘n’ roll with a horn section.
Trombone player James Pankow is a founding member of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Chicago. He also wrote many of the band's hits including the signature songs "Make Me Smile" and "Colour My World"--both part of his 13-minute, seven-song song cycle/suite "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon," which took up three-quarters of the second side of the ...
In a wide-ranging conversation, an animated Pankow, 76, talks about the future of the band and why he still delights in taking the stage every night, while also looking back at bringing down the...
Oct 2, 2014 · Pankow spoke with us about the writing and recording of the album, and let us in on the stories behind several Chicago classics. He also had some pointed words for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which has shamefully omitted Chicago from their club.
Sep 23, 2022 · With a 38th Chicago album, “Born for This Moment,” just released in July on BMG, Lamm, Loughnane and Pankow are conducting a victory lap that began with their much-belated induction into the ...
