Sean Flanigan

An accomplished trombone soloist and teacher in the classical, jazz and commercial genres, Sean Flanigan is a professor at Colorado Mesa University. Dr. Flanigan has been featured as trombone soloist throughout the United States and abroad; presented solo recitals and clinics at the National Conservatory in Caracas, Venezuela; guest artist (with the Empire Brass and Jacques Mauger of the Paris Conservatory) at El Sistema’s Ibero-American Brass Festival in Barquisimeto, Venezuela; invited numerous times to return to Venezuela to perform, conduct and teach for El Sistema, the world-famous orchestral training system; backed such artists as Dizzy Gillespie, Jimmy Heath, Clark Terry, Urbie Green, Temptations, Johnny Mathis, Jack Jones, touring Broadway shows; recorded for television, radio and commercial CDs; DMA from University of North Texas and student of Vern Kagarice; MM and BS degrees from the University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign, student of Robert Gray.