Experienced Musician Offering Studio and Live Performance Work
With 25 years of experience playing trombone and bass guitar in jazz, funk, blues and soul bands, I am confident in delivering the highest quality session work and live performances in any situation.
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Professional Musician Services
Highly experienced musician offering session and dep work on trombone and bass guitar.
Experienced Trombone Session Work and Expertise in Jazz Improvisation
25 years of lead trombone experience in big bands, jazz, funk, soul, and pop.
Demonstrated ability to deliver top quality improvised trombone solos in any key in multiple genres, including jazz, blues, soul and funk
Versatile Bass Guitar Services
Years of experience playing bass in blues, jazz, rock bands, and theatre pit orchestras.
Well developed reading skills
Ability to rapidly develop unique, quality bass lines to any song or chord sequence, including improvised on the spot in any key in any genre/style
Experience in Professional Stage and Studio Work
Well experienced with IEMs, wedge monitors, acoustic setups etc
Own kit provided, including:-
Wired Stagg IEM rig with Behringer P1 or P2 and multiple XLR cables etc
Wired clip-on instrument mic (Shure Beta 98 h/c) for trombone with mic preamp and splitter cable to facilitate instrument feed to sound desk and also to my IEMs
Tablet for digital sheet music with mic stand
King 3B tenor trombone
Cort B5 5 string active bass guitar
Warwick 300W amp head and D-Class bass cab
DI box
Experienced and qualified Musician
Offering session work on trombone and bass guitar in various genres.
Grade 8 and ATCL diploma in trombone
Strong sight reading skills on both bass and trombone
Vast experience including playing with:-
The Northern Jazz Orchestra
The Jazz Funk Soul Connection - Bristol based group, highlights included playing support at gigs for artists such as Edwin Starr and Dennis Rollins
University of Bristol Big Band
Lancashire Students’ Jazz Orchestra
Lancashire Students’ Concert Band
Blackpool and the Fydle College Big Band
Blues Peter
Cheshire 20 Big Band
Grace Jones and the Bloozehounds
Soul Brothers Syndicate - a successful Northern Soul orchestra, currently engaged in a sellout UK theatre tour


Experienced Musician
Offering session work on trombone and bass guitar in various genres.
The Bass and Boneman is a true professional. His experience and skill on trombone and bass guitar is unmatched. Highly recommended for any session work!
Satisfied Customer
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