Dr. Derek J. Molacek is a Trombonist, Euphoniumist, Composer, and Arranger operating out of Plano, Texas!
Listen to some performance highlights!
Discography
As a Sideman.
Our Musical Legacy
My first recording with the United States Band of the Golden West!
This is from 2010; produced by Maj. Keith Bland, and released through the USAF
Foe Destroyer
This is from 2013; produced by Capt. Jason Plosch, and released through the USAF. This is with the United States Band of the Golden West Commanders Jazz Ensemble.
The Good Life: Live at Kimball Hall
This is from 2016; produced by Paul Haar, and released through the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. This is with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Jazz Orchestra. Click here to hear my original composition “The Omnipotent Q”!
Dr. Derek J. Molacek
Active as a performer from the age of seven, teaching since high school, and with a long career that includes world travels on cruise ships, the Air Force, salsa bands, jazz ensembles, and funk bands just to name a few. His compositions explore Eastern rhythms, heavy metal, and crosspollinations into the greater ocean of jazz