Michael Boschen

Biography

Mike teaches trombone lessons at the John J. Cali School of Music. As an active member of the New York musical community for over 25 years, Mike brings his decades of performance experience across a wide variety of genres into his teaching.

Biography:

Mike Boschen began playing trombone at age nine, and quickly realized how much fun it was. Mike noticed there was trombone in the pop, jazz, funk, soul, latin, and classical music he listened to, and decided to make it his career. After graduating from the Eastman and Juilliard Schools of Music, he began freelancing in New York City, and has been performing a wide variety of music with a myriad of ensembles ever since. Mike has played and/or recorded with groups as diverse as the New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera, Paragon Ragtime Orchestra, New York City Ballet, Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Toshiko Akioshi Jazz Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Birdland Big Band, Ed Palermo Big Band, Orchestra of St. Lukes, Chase funk band, and many others. He has recorded music for television, movies, commercials, record albums, and Broadway cast albums, and has been a member of the orchestras for many shows including The Full Monty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Frogs, Never Gonna Dance, South Pacific, Matilda, My Fair Lady, and Tootsie. Mike loves teaching, and for over 20 years he’s enjoyed helping his students find success in their lives in music.