Wayne Wallace is one of the leading exponents of African-American/Latin music in the world today. His work as a trombonist and producer has earned him five Grammy nominations and recognition in the Downbeat magazine Critics' Polls. An accomplished arranger, educator, and composer with compositions for film and television, Wayne has received grants from the Creative Work Fund, the National Endowments for the Arts, the Lila Wallace Foundation, and the San Francisco Arts Commission. He has performed, recorded and studied with acknowledged masters of the Afro-Latin and jazz idioms such as Aretha Franklin, Bobby Hutcherson, Earth Wind and Fire, Pete Escovedo, Santana, Julian Priester, Conjunto Libre, Whitney Houston, Tito Puente, Steve Turre, John Lee Hooker, Con-funk-shun, Francisco Aguabella, Manny Oquendo and Libre, Max Roach, the Count Basie Orchestra, and Orestes Vilató.

Wayne is widely respected as a teacher and historian and is currently an instructor at San Jose State University, Stanford University, and the Jazzschool in Berkeley. He is also a member of the Advisory Committees of the San Jose Jazz Society and the Stanford Jazz Workshop.

As the head of his own record label, Patois Records, Wayne has created a unique company with a passionate mission of developing and chronicling the multi-lingual styles of the San Francisco Bay Area music scene. Patois Records is gaining attention in the industry and internationally. Under his direction the label has released 10 different recordings to critical acclaim. The label's catalog currently contains recordings by Wayne, Marc and Paul van Wageningen, vocalists Kat Parra, Alexa Weber-Morales, and Kristina.

Wayne Wallace endorses Conn-Selmer trombones.

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Selected discography

As a leader
¡Bien Bien! (Patois Records, 2009) - Grammy nomination for Best Latin Jazz Album
Infinity (Patois Records, 2008)
The Nature of the Beat (Patois Records, 2008)
The Reckless Search For Beauty (Patois Records, 2006)
Dedication (Patois Records, 2006)
Echoes in Blue (Spirit Nectar, 2001)
Three in One (Spirit Nectar, 2000)

As a sideman or producer
Pete Escovedo - Mister E (Concord Jazz, 1988) - Grammy nomination for Best Tropical Latin Performance
Steve Berrios and Son Bacheche - And Then Some! (Milestone, 1996) - Grammy nomination for Best Latin Jazz Performance
Anthony Brown's Asian American Orchestra - The Far East Suite (Asian Improv Records, 1999) - Grammy nomination for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance
John Santos and the Machete Ensemble - S.F. Bay (Machete Records, 2002) -