Ryan Haines is a trombonist, composer, clinician, and brass teacher based in Dallas, Texas. He teaches jazz trombone, jazz composition, and jazz arranging at the University of Texas at Arlington. Prior to that, he taught jazz trombone at the University of North Texas from 2017-2018 and Arizona State University from 2011-2015. He was also the interim Director of Jazz Studies at Northern Arizona University from 2011-2012. Ryan was the lead trombonist, Musical Director, Producer, and Chief Arranger for the Falconaires Jazz Ensemble based at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado. He has composed and arranged music for 9 Air Force recordings and videos by premier ensembles including the Falconaires and the Airmen of Note. Ryan has performed as a featured artist at international music conferences, jazz festivals, and before audiences throughout the United States. Ryan has composed and arranged an extensive list of published music for jazz ensemble, brass ensemble, as well as trombone and tuba/euphonium ensembles, available through EJazzLines.com and Potenza Music.com. He has also published two etude books with MountainPeakMusic.com – “Flow Studies with a Jazz Flavor” and “Rangesongs with a Jazz Flavor”. Ryan’s four big band albums: “To the Sky”, “New Horizons”, “People and Places”, and “Emerald and Sapphire”, received critical acclaim internationally. Jazz industry reviewers use phrases such as: “world class”, “stellar”, “amazing” and “as good as it gets” to describe his trombone playing and writing style.
