He was an acclaimed trombonist and conductor born in England who was a member of the trombone section of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and the London Philharmonic Orchestra and in 1951 became an original member of the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble.
In 1974 he took up the post of Conductor for the Southampton Youth Orchestra.
His recordings include Polished Brass of London – Top Brass, and Baroque Fanfares and Sonatas for Brass by The London Brass Players, Renaissance Brass by the Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble and Eine Kleine Brass Musik and Greatest Hits by the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble.
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