A freelance trombonist since 1985, Evan Dobbins has earned degrees in Psychology from Harvard University (1991) and in Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media from Eastman School of Music (1994). He has performed with Phil Woods, Tony Bennett, Joe Henderson, Jimmy Knepper, Carl Fontana, Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Lou Rawls, Frank Sinatra Jr. and Natalie Cole. He performs regularly in the local area with Indigo Breeze, Gap Mangione, Primetime Brass and Orqestra Antonetti.