Stan Bock

Instructor of Trombone

department: Music
office: Evans Center
specialty: Trombone

Stan Bock was born into a musical family. His father was a cornet player and High School band director while his mother was a singer and pianist that also taught private piano students. During his schooling, Stan was always playing in bands directed by his father, Carl, and he eventually even played "tailgate" trombone in his dad's Dixieland band at age 15. Stan attended Fort Hays State (Kansas) where he graduated in 1973 with a B.M.E. He then received his M.M. in solo performance from the University of Northern Iowa in 1975. Stan entered the U.S. Air Force Band program in 1975 where he served as trombone soloist and lead player with various groups for over 19 years before retiring in 1994. Stan arrived on the Portland, Oregon scene in the mid '90's and has become one of the most called-upon jazz trombonists in the area. He is an active freelance trombonist performing with a full spectrum of musical groups throughout the Pacific Northwest.