When New Orleans’ Bonerama takes the stage, you can guess it’s not like any brass band you’ve seen. Founded by Mark Mullins and Craig Klein, former members of Harry Connick Jr.’s Big Band, Bonerama carries the brass band concept to places unknown.
Now Bonerama is bringing years of concert experience-performing, recording, composing and practical knowledge-to the classroom, offering clinics, workshops and live performances to select middle schools, high schools, colleges and universities worldwide. Bonerama’s passion for music is contagious and they consistently seek to instill this same enthusiasm for music in their students and fans alike.
Clinics or workshops can be custom tailored to cover preferred topics chosen by your faculty and students. Trombone Master Class, Fundamentals of Brass, Intonation, Jazz Improvisation, Small Group Performance, A Musician’s Life and Fundamentals of The Music Business are just some of the most frequently requested clinic topics.
Bonerama conducts their workshops, clinics and concerts in a group setting, sharing ideas and demonstrating a hands-on application of useful performance tips. Students move forward with a sense of renewed direction and a greater appreciation for their instrument and live performance that will last a lifetime.
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NEW! – Sheet music is now available in our store for Shake Your Rugalator by Craig Klein. The download includes parts for: 4 trombones, guitar, organ/piano, bass/sousaphone, drum kit, vocals (in bass and treble clefs) and a complete conductors score. As a bonus, we’ve also included an MP3 of Shake Your Rugalator by Bonerama from Live From New York, along with the ‘Rugalator info sheet,’ which tells the story of the rugalator and explains more about the feel of the song. Buy your copy for your school group and learn to play it today.
Also available: Sheet music for Bap Bap by Mark Mullins.
TESTIMONIALS: Here are a few recent testimonials from educators across the country.
“What an amazing experience we all had. I cannot thank you or your entire crew enough for giving us memories that will last a lifetime! Great people….all of your folks were awesome….great music….and an absolutely PRICELESS experience for my students, our school and certainly for me! We loved it and would love to have you all back to Arlington again!”
Richard Guillen
Director of Bands
Arlington High School
LaGrangeville, NY
“Bonerama was just plain awesome. Thank you so much for coming to our trombone camp. The kids just raved about your performance and I cackled with glee with “The Ocean” started, and I’m not much of a cackler.”
Timothy Riordan
Merit School of Music
Chicago, IL
“You guys are amazing. I had hopes that you would show up and inspire my students in ways that go outside the typical “School of Music” music experience, and you guys went way beyond that. It was never about the trombone- it was always about the music and the voice you use to make your music. It was apparent right at the start of your class that you guys were genuine and honest with your art and serious about your craft. The casual and supportive nature of your interaction with us all day shows what drives you in the first place. You’ve certainly given me some inspiration to keep reaching out artistically. Thank you for bringing such a great vibe to our school and for playing such a magnificent concert!”
Mark Hetzler
Assoc. Professor of Trombone, Brass Area Chair
University of Wisconsin at Madison – School of Music
RECENT PRESS: Read what Dan Brechlin at the Record Journal in Connecticut had to say about Bonerama’s 5/27/11 clinic and concert at Francis T. Maloney High School in Meriden, CT (click here).
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Contact us today:
Highsteppin’ Productions LLC
240A Elm Street – Suite 20
Somerville, MA 02144
Phone: (617) 628-5600
Fax: (617) 628-5616
info@bonerama.net
Hello,
I was curious if you sold your compositions/arrangments. I coach a fairly advanced trombone quartet during the summer and would love to introduce them to some Bonerama music! I look forward to hearing from you.
Best,
Troy Anderson
Ya, I would also be interested in picking up some charts for my group if they’r available.
Thanks,
Tim
Hi Tim – just sent you an email. We’ve just made sheet music for ‘Bap Bap’ available in our online store. The full score includes the following parts: 4 trombones, bass trombone, bass/sousaphone, guitar/piano, drum set and the conductors score. An MP3 of ‘Bap Bap’ is also included with the download. Here’s a link: http://boneramamusic.com/bonerama-store/#sheetmusic/bapbapsheetmusic
I have a boyfriend who is a Captain in the US Army. He is one of your biggest fans. In fact we flew up to NYC to see you guys perform with Tab Beniot (Who I am now a huge fan of). Anyways he was deployed last year and one of the major things that got him through was your music. He has a degree in Trombone performance from Georgia State University and since he has been back to the states he has been afraid to pick up his trombone. He feels like he isn’t good (He was one of the best in his class), but he is amazing. You guys mean the world to him. We were supposed to go to your Austin gig but he is also the Casualty Notification Officer for Oklahoma and Arkansas and he had duty that Saturday. We were unable to make it
. I will gladly pay the 50 bucks for him to have an autograph but could you personalize it for him? Please it would mean the world to us both. Thank you for your time.
I caught you guys at the Rythym & Roots Festival in Rhode Island. You opened with War Pigs. I’m still trying to get my mind around it. The next CD I buy will definitely be a Bonerama CD. Thank you for your dedication to quality music. It recharged my batteries.
Yo Bonerama!!!
You guys ROCKED the OB music festival. I witnessed both performances! The range of rock to boogie and all points between makes for a continually engaging musical experience. KEEP IT UP!!!
When are you guys coming to Knoxville TN? These people NEED to see you inconcert!!
I’m a brand new fan. I heard you on XM Radio and had to look you up on iTunes. I bought Live From NY and took it to a poker game with my buddies. Everyone was BLOWN AWAY! Now you have seven brand new fans! Do you ever make it to the left coast? We would love to see you in San Diego. Keep on bonin’.
When are you guys going to be in the midwest? I need to see you in concert. Please come to Chicago or Saint Louis. Pretty please.
Thanks for making great music.
I agree with you coming to the midwest! Indianapolis, IN would be superb
I’m a senior at Lebanon High School and our band conductor is pretty proud of himself for turning me from a choir girl, to a band girl. He played When The Levee Breaks for us one day in class… We all fell in love, especially our brass section! We recently got Gold at ISSMA with distinction and our band is known for a loud and full brass section, but we’re small, about 30 in our highest band, Wind Ensemble. Our first chair trombone is going to keep playing in college. We also have many local bands in this area.
Anyway, long story short, we have a TON of people here who would absolutely love to see you in concert, myself included! Whether it’s an Indiana show, or Lebanon High School (I know our conductor would even try to get the middle schoolers to come see too, if that happened) you guys are amazing. A show, a workshop, anything <3 It would make to an amazing senior year!