Trombonist Russ Phillips was born in Denver, but grew up and studied in the Chicago area after his Father, Russ Phillips, Sr. left Louis Armstrong’s All Stars as trombonist for 1-1/2 years. Continuing in the tradition, Russ has become a busy performer around Chicago and on the jazz festival and cruise circuit. Those appearances include The Chicago Jazz Festival, The Elkhart Jazz Festival, the Atlanta, San Diego, Colorado Springs and West Texas Jazz Parties, the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee and many more. At these festivals and in concerts, he has performed with Howard Alden, Doc Cheatham, Kenny Davern, the Four Freshmen, Bob Haggart, Lionel Hampton, Dick Hyman, Don Goldie, Bobby Lewis, Bucky Pizzarelli, Tom Saunders, Doc Severinsen, John Sheridan, Allan and Warren Vache and many others. Russ has several recordings under his own name, with the Windy City All-Stars, with the late Tom Saunders, the John Sheridan Dream Band and others.
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