Since turning professional in 2015 David has become a regular face at many of the UK’s traditional jazz clubs and venues, travelling from his base in Worcestershire to play in venues as far flung as Looe in the west, Ongar in the east and Roa Island in the north.
As a classically trained musician David began to learn piano at age 6, and at 13 began to take trombone lessons at school, playing and winning solo prizes in various County music ensembles. At University, although not studying music he was asked to play trombone with the award winning University College Salford Big Band in Crete. After graduating in Electronic Engineering he played with many Midlands based brass bands, and in the freelance orchestras and bands for numerous theatre productions at venues including the RSC Swan Theatre Stratford and Malvern Theatres whilst concentrating on a career in I.T. and engineering.
In 2002 David started to get involved in the Midlands jazz scene, first being spotted and asked to sit in with Graham Smith’s Jazz Allsorts, and then being recruited to join Johnny Everett’s Red Dragon Jazzmen. This lead to a period playing with many of the Midland’s traditional jazz bands, eventually turning fully professional as a musician in 2015.
Also adding sousaphone and double bass to his portfolio, David has become much in demand amongst mainstream and traditional jazz bands, playing at many jazz clubs and venues around the UK including Concorde Club Eastleigh, Birmingham Jazz Festival, Upton-upon-Severn Jazz Festival, Bude Jazz Festival and Pershore Jazz Festival. In 2019 David played trombone or double bass with three out of four of the bands at the long running and popular Oxfam Stomp fundraiser in Birmingham. He has also been a member of the Musician’s Union jazz band for the last few years at the annual Tolpuddle Martyrs parade.
In 2018 David played trombone as part of the musical backing duo for a professional production of The Lost Hancocks: Vacant Lot, at the British Library in London.
David has shared stages with many of the U.K.’s top and upcoming jazz musicians including Digby Fairweather, John Hallam, Jim Douglas, Johnny Bruce, Amy Roberts, Alex Clarke, Andy Leggett and George Huxley.
In addition to playing music, David also has an interest in repairing and restoring old brass instruments, and in 2006 attended a National Association of Music Instrument Repairers (NAMIR) residential brass repair course at Trevor Head's training school in Llangunllo. As well as various repairs to his own and friends' instruments, he brought back to life the vintage sousaphone he now plays, and has created a number of unique brass instrument based sculptures and lamps.
Outside of music, David lives with his wife Helen, and their dog Ella, cat Dylan, and chickens Ella and Vera. He is an avid Star Wars fan, owns and drives a classic VW Beetle cabriolet, enjoys camping trips away in their VW van Billie, and likes cooking, real ale and growing things in their small garden.
As a classically trained musician David began to learn piano at age 6, and at 13 began to take trombone lessons at school, playing and winning solo prizes in various County music ensembles. At University, although not studying music he was asked to play trombone with the award winning University College Salford Big Band in Crete. After graduating in Electronic Engineering he played with many Midlands based brass bands, and in the freelance orchestras and bands for numerous theatre productions at venues including the RSC Swan Theatre Stratford and Malvern Theatres whilst concentrating on a career in I.T. and engineering.
In 2002 David started to get involved in the Midlands jazz scene, first being spotted and asked to sit in with Graham Smith’s Jazz Allsorts, and then being recruited to join Johnny Everett’s Red Dragon Jazzmen. This lead to a period playing with many of the Midland’s traditional jazz bands, eventually turning fully professional as a musician in 2015.
Also adding sousaphone and double bass to his portfolio, David has become much in demand amongst mainstream and traditional jazz bands, playing at many jazz clubs and venues around the UK including Concorde Club Eastleigh, Birmingham Jazz Festival, Upton-upon-Severn Jazz Festival, Bude Jazz Festival and Pershore Jazz Festival. In 2019 David played trombone or double bass with three out of four of the bands at the long running and popular Oxfam Stomp fundraiser in Birmingham. He has also been a member of the Musician’s Union jazz band for the last few years at the annual Tolpuddle Martyrs parade.
In 2018 David played trombone as part of the musical backing duo for a professional production of The Lost Hancocks: Vacant Lot, at the British Library in London.
David has shared stages with many of the U.K.’s top and upcoming jazz musicians including Digby Fairweather, John Hallam, Jim Douglas, Johnny Bruce, Amy Roberts, Alex Clarke, Andy Leggett and George Huxley.
In addition to playing music, David also has an interest in repairing and restoring old brass instruments, and in 2006 attended a National Association of Music Instrument Repairers (NAMIR) residential brass repair course at Trevor Head's training school in Llangunllo. As well as various repairs to his own and friends' instruments, he brought back to life the vintage sousaphone he now plays, and has created a number of unique brass instrument based sculptures and lamps.
Outside of music, David lives with his wife Helen, and their dog Ella, cat Dylan, and chickens Ella and Vera. He is an avid Star Wars fan, owns and drives a classic VW Beetle cabriolet, enjoys camping trips away in their VW van Billie, and likes cooking, real ale and growing things in their small garden.
