Joe Fiedler's desire to lead a trombone-driven project was sparked in the 1980s after seeing The World Saxophone Quartet Live. It was a revelation to him, and eventually led to the creation of his critically-acclaimed low-brass aggregate (3 trombones and tuba), Big Sackbut. Downbeat Magazine said of the group, "The group rips, dances and converses . . . the quartet is so tight that they sound like one big, polyphonic low-brass organ. Each trombonist kills it." And emusic.comproclaimed that, "The titular trombonist-composer manages the too-rare feat of creating art while having a blast."

[source: Bop Shop website, 2019-Nov-18]