OA2 Records Artist Clarence Hines

Composer, arranger, and trombonist Clarence Hines has built a career as both a performer and a writer for the modern jazz orchestra, appearing with artists including John Pizzarelli, Diane Schuur, David Sanborn, and Maceo Parker, as well as the Jacksonville Symphony, the Jacksonville Jazz Collective, and the Grammy Award-winning 8-Bit Big Band. His work has been commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, with a premiere at the Tanglewood Music Festival. He has also premiered works at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center and the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles Conference in Spain, and his compositions and arrangements have been performed by professional and university ensembles throughout the United States and internationally, including at the Midwest Clinic, the Jazz Education Network Conference, and the Festival Les Rendez-vous de l'Erdre in Nantes, France. His works are published by UNC Jazz Press and Marina Music, and have received recognition from DownBeat magazine.

Hines serves as Director of the School of Music and Associate Professor of Jazz Studies at the University of North Florida, where he continues to mentor the next generation of jazz musicians. He is a Conn-Selmer Artist for C.G. Conn trombones.

Along the Way is Hines' debut recording as a leader of his own jazz orchestra, anchored by trumpeter Bijon Watson and drummer Jared Schonig, featuring original compositions and arrangements that reflect his musical and personal journey. The album features soloists Clay Jenkins, Todd DelGiudice, Doug Stone, Josh Bowlus, and Lenard Simpson.