Trombonist John King has been playing trombone since age 10, and is still playing his first trombone -- a 1960 Conn 6H. During his teen years, John studied with James Mattern of the Chicago Lyric Opera and the Chicago Brass Quintet and Robert Kraft of the National Symphony. Currently, John also plays with local funk band Big Fancy Car and the Montgomery Village Community Band, where he served as band president for five years.