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The Trombone World Loses a Good One
On Christmas eve, 2020 Gary Haendiges passed away. Gary was a great trombonist and friend. I met Gary in 1987 as I started as the music dept technician at Cal Poly Pomona. Gary was a student, recently coerced into playing slide trombone after being told that he couldn’t get a music degree on valve trombone. I was asked to play in the jazz band at night with Gary Smith. Gary sat in between us…and was quiet. Gary S and I both yelled at him, “play louder” for a couple of years, but Gary hid and tried to figure out the slide. The band moved to the afternoon and it became a real student ensemble. Gary went from a woeful 3rd trombone to a real college trombonist. He did a recital and graduated. Then things started to really click. Gary took lessons from one of the best studio trombonists, Roy Main, and that’s the Gary most people know/have heard. He was a very fine tenor trombonist, but learned bass trombone, tuba, euphonium, trumpet and flugelhorn.
Gary was always happy to play in any group, even the Claremont Irregulars at our local 4th of July parade. To list the good groups and musicians he’s played with would take pages. I know they are all thankful for his talent, generosity and musicality. Gary will be missed by us all. When we have more information about services and what Gary's family decides to do to continue Gary's legacy we will let you know.
R.I.P. Maddog
Gary was always happy to play in any group, even the Claremont Irregulars at our local 4th of July parade. To list the good groups and musicians he’s played with would take pages. I know they are all thankful for his talent, generosity and musicality. Gary will be missed by us all. When we have more information about services and what Gary's family decides to do to continue Gary's legacy we will let you know.
R.I.P. Maddog
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