Jack Armstrong (he/him) is a tenor trombonist  from Barrington, RI, who is interested in exploring the sonic possibilities of the trombone.  He is an active freelancer in New England, having performed with the multiple brass quintets, Church of the Advent Orchestra in Beacon Hill, Boston Conservatory Orchestra, Indiana University Philharmonic Orchestra, and he has performed as principal trombone with the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra in Bloomington, IN..  Equally at home as a jazz performer, Jack has performed at the Newport Jazz Festival multiple times with a variety of artists including the great Jimmy Heath.  As an educator, having given masterclasses and group lessons to K-12 students throughout Rhode Island. With degrees from Indiana University and the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Jack is a proud student of Carl Lenthe and Lawrence Isaacson. He works everyday to keep their message alive: always put  the music first.