{"product_id":"maarten-combrink","title":"Maarten Combrink","description":"\u003cp\u003eDutch jazz trombonist Maarten Combrink is the solo-trombonist of the renowned Metropole Orkest. He gained recognition as a soloist after winning the ITA JJ Johnson and Carl Fontana jazz trombone competitions in the USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaarten regularly performs with the Jasper Blom Bigband, Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw, All Ellington, Peter Beets New Jazz Orchestra, Dutch Swing College Band and Gerardo Rosales.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the Metropole Orkest, Maarten has played and recorded with Richard Bona, Avishai Cohen, Jacob Collier and Snarky Puppy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a bandleader, Maarten leads the Maarten Combrink Quintet, which is set to release its debut album in 2026. He is co-leader of trombone quartet Tinase, which won the Kai Winding Trombone Competition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaarten studied in Rotterdam and Amsterdam, recently completing his master’s degree with the highest possible distinction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter his studies he spent three months in New York, where he took lessons from Marshall Gilkes, Elliot Mason and Steve Davis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaarten Combrink performs on a Rath Custom R2 with a yellow brass bell, slide, tuning slide and gooseneck.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rath Trombones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45817746915513,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/9460\/7033\/files\/GPVE-20250212-264-HRcopy2.jpg?v=1767695970","url":"https:\/\/www.rathtrombones.com\/products\/maarten-combrink","provider":"Rath Trombones","version":"1.0","type":"link"}