Kiane Zawadi

One of the few jazz musicians to play the unwieldy euphonium, Zawadi is also an accomplished trombonist. He was born Bernard McKinney to a large, musically-inclined family; several of his nine siblings also became musicians. His first professional gig was with pianist Barry Harris and saxophonist Sonny Stitt in 1951. In the early '50s he played in a band led by bassist Alvin Jackson (brother of ...more