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Carl Charles Fontana (July 18, 1928 – October 9, 2003) was an American jazz trombonist. After working in the big bands of Woody Herman, Lionel Hampton, and Stan Kenton, he devoted most of his career to playing music in Las Vegas. Career. Fontana was born in Monroe, Louisiana, United States.
Carl Fontana was one of the most talented and innovative trombonists of his generation. He became known as a lyrical, technically brilliant and inventive soloist. His fluid style was quite different from the bebop staccato of his great contemporaries, such as J.J. Johnson and Frank Rosolino.
Biography. Carl Charles Fontana (trombonist) was born on July 18, 1928 in Monroe, Louisiana and passed away in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 9, 2003. Fontana learned jazz music from his father Collie, a saxophonist and violin player, and first performed with his father’s band while in high school.
Carl Fontana, a jazz trombonist whose effortless-sounding virtuosity became widely known through his tenure with the Woody Herman and Stan Kenton bands, died on Thursday in Las Vegas, where...
Feb 16, 2023 · Learn about Carl Fontana, one of the most gifted and influential jazz trombonists of his time, who played with Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, Supersax and more. Read his biography, articles, news and discography on All About Jazz.
Oct 11, 2003 · Carl Fontana, a jazz trombonist who created a technique called “doodle tonguing” and once played with Woody Herman and Duke Ellington, died Thursday in Las Vegas. He was 75.
A brilliant trombonist who has spent much of the past 40 years playing commercial music in Las Vegas, Carl Fontana occasionally emerges to remind listeners just how technically skilled he is.
