Willie Woods
Professional Trombonist and Big Band Leader ( The Willie Woods Orchestra), Real Estate Broker & investor. Licensed Aviation Pilot, General Contractor, Local(10-208) musicians union member. A graduate of Wendell Phillips High School (1964) and Crane Jr. College. Studied instrumental music and music composition at Roosevelt University and Sherwood School of Music ( 1965 -69 ). A featured soloist in the Down Beat Music Publication (Jazz Styles & Analysis) by Dave Baker 1973. A graduate of T.K Aviation School of flight Midway Airport ( 1978 ) and Flight Standards Master Studies (1980). A graduate of AHI Real Estate School (1990) and a member of the Real Estate Bureau of Real Estate Professions (2011).
Professional musical experiences over the years have been extensive including recording and or performing with such notables as:
Ramsey Lewis, Nancy Wilson, Barry White & The Soul Unlimited Orch., Otis Rush, The Dells, Jerry Butler, Lloyd Price, Gene Chandler, Charles Earland, The O’ Jays, Joe Tex, Uvee Hayes, The Chi - Lites, The Emotions, South West Symphony Orchestra, Rita Marley, Lou Rawls, Cameo, Morris Ellis Orchestra, Artie( blues boy ) White, Tom Washington Orchestra, Otis Clay, Roy Hightower Blues Band, Christ Universal Temple Orchestra, Willie Henderson Orchestra, The Red Saunders Orchestra, Affro Arts Theater, Plush(Liam Hayes), Larry Howard, Glenn Kaiser, Pieces of Peace, Sammy Davis Jr., Diahann Carroll, Mississippi Heat Blues Band, The Impressions, Al Garner, The Temptations, Willie Wilson Gospel Orchestral, Al Fooks Big Band, Mary Wilson (The Supremes), Aretha Franklin, The Pharaohs, Snatch Inc. Band , Joe Williams, Phil Cohran Ensemble, Sky, Teri Cohn Orchestra, Phase Four Orchestra, George Hunter Orchestra, Norman Conners, Dury Lane Theater, The Black Ensemble Theater,
Burgess Gardner Orchestra, Ben Wright Orchestra, Percy Sledge and , many others.