Henry Mason

Although the two musicians are aesthetically aligned, the trombonist Henry Mason should not be confused with the trumpeter of the same name. While the latter artist was a veteran of swing and New Orleans jazz groups in the '30s and '40s, trombonist Mason came along somewhat later, approaching classic jazz styles from the retroactive view of nostalgia. Even the name of the group Mason founded in 1975 attests to this: the Sentimental Journey Orchestra, based in the American state of Georgia, has been Mason's musical homeground for at least 30 years. The popularity of older jazz ...