Andrew Cropper is an active trombone player and music educator who has performed across the New England area in a variety of performing

ensembles, including the Keene State College Concert Band, Jazz Band, Brass Quintet, and Brass Ensemble, as well as UMASS Amherst’s Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, Sackbut Quartet, and Brass Quintet. Andrew has also performed in numerous pit orchestras and held a principal trombone position with the Merrimack Valley Philharmonic as well as bass trombone positions with the Keene Jazz Orchestra and the Amherst College Symphony Orchestra. He has also shared the stage with some incredible guest artists such as former principal trumpet of the New York Philharmonic, Phil Smith, and late American jazz singer, Sheila Jordan. 

After recently returning to his hometown of Hampton, New Hampshire in 2025, today Andrew plays trombone with the “Deep Blue “C” Studio Orchestra” and freelances around the Seacoast NH area.