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Chris Washburne is a trombonist, composer, author, and professor. He that has performed on over 150 recordings, two Grammy winners and nine Grammy nominated. He is the leader of the highly acclaimed Latin jazz group SYOTOS and Rags and Roots Jazz Band. He has performed with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri, Marc Anthony, Justin Timberlake, Celine Dion, among many others. He is Professor of Music at Columbia University, Chair of the Music Department, and the Founder and of Columbia’s Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance Program. Chris Washburne has published numerous articles on jazz, Latin jazz, and salsa. His books include Bad Music: the Music We Love to Hate (Routledge, 2004), Sounding Salsa: Performing Latin Music in New York (Temple University Press, 2008), and Latin Jazz: the Other Jazz (Oxford University Press, 2020). He has a Ph.D. in Music from Columbia University and received an Honorary Doctorate from St. Edwards University.